When at times the contents of the lump or sac cannot be pressed back into the body with the hands, it is known as a Temporarily Irreducible Rupture. This temporarily irreducible condition can often be cured and always prevented from growing worse if the proper truss is fitted and worn.
The foregoing condition sometimes becomes so bad that it is known as Permanently Irreducible. But even then it can usually be controlled—prevented from growing worse—if the right kind of truss is worn.
The condition bordering on strangulation is known as Incarcerated Rupture. The only help for a person in this condition is an immediate operation.
The worst condition of rupture is the strangulated form. This is a condition where mortification has already set in. If an operation is not immediately resorted to, the sufferer will die.
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| Fig. 1 | Fig. 2 |
| Fig. 3 | Fig. 4 |
| Fig. 5 | Fig. 6 |
These illustrations show Groin Rupture as it first appears, and how it gradually grows worse and descends into the privates (both male and female) when neglected or not properly protected, as when a worthless truss or other appliance is worn which frequently or occasionally lets the rupture come out.
Figures 1, 2, and 3 show the first three stages of Groin Rupture.
Figure 4 shows Groin Rupture descended only to the privates.