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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Stockport CountyStockport | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Reading | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Exeter CityExeter | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 15 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 21 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 17 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 21 |
| 19 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 20 |
| 20 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 20 |
| 21 | Crawley TownCrawley | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 19 |
| 22 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 16 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 11 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 11 |
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