Effects of the short stitch technique for midline abdominal closure on incisional hernia (ESTOIH): randomized clinical trial.
René H FortelnyDorian AndradeMalte Joachim SchirrenPetra BaumannStefan RiedlClaudia ReisensohnJan Ludolf KewerJessica HoelderleAndreas ShamiyehBettina KlugsbergerTheo David MaierGuido SchumacherFerdinand KöckerlingUrsula PessionAnna HofmannMarkus AlbertsmeierPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2022)
The 1-year incisional hernia development was relatively low with clinical but not statistical difference between short and long stitches. Registration number: NCT01965249 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
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