Most adult hernias have a defect in the posterior wall of the inguinal canal even though the initial defect, in an indirect hernia, is the presence of a sac at the internal ring. It is imperative to strengthen the posterior wall without disturbing the normal shutter mechanism of the inguinal canal. A technique is described which achieves this by applying the keel principle to the repair. Data regarding 215 such repairs done during the last five years is presented. The follow‐up available however does not satisfy the standard critical criteria and as such this is presented only as a preliminary report and a rational ide