The Shrewsbury Town midfielder is facing three to six weeks out to recover from the operation.
The hernia kept the 25-year-old out of the League One side's win over Carlisle on Saturday.
The procedure is expected to take place early next week.
Summerfield has made 23 appearances for the club since joining from Cheltenham in the summer.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 38 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Stockport CountyStockport | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Reading | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 24 |
| 11 | Exeter CityExeter | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 21 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 18 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 17 |
| 20 | Crawley TownCrawley | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 16 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 15 |
| 22 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 13 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 11 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 8 |
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