Traumatic abdominal wall hernia: a rare and often missed diagnosis in blunt trauma

Sohil Pothiawala, Sunder Balasubramaniam, Mujeeb Taib, Savitha Bhagvan

Table 1. Traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) grading system

Grade of TAWH Description I Contusion of subcutaneous tissue II Hematoma of abdominal wall muscle III Singe abdominal wall muscle layer disruption IV Complete abdominal wall muscle disruption V Complete disruption with herniation of intra-abdominal contents VI Herniation with evisceration of abdominal contents