<prompt> The following structures may be injured during surgery to repair an inguinal hernia:The ilioinguinal, genitofemoral, Iliohypogastric, and lateral femoral cutaneous nervesThe femoral nerveThe popliteal nerveThe nerve to the psoas major muscle  <response>: Any of these nerves may be divided, crushed, or entrapped by suture or mesh during repair of a groin hernia. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is vulnerable especially during laparoscopic hernia repair. 