A modified Chevrel technique for ventral hernia repair: long-term results of a single centre cohort.

Hernia · 2017 · PMC5517587 · PMID 28409277

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A 2008 Cochrane meta-analysis pre-dates the above-mentioned trial, though did show a clear trend towards lower recurrence rates in onlay mesh placement compared to sublay placement (RR0.66, 95% CI [0.35–1.25]) [ 26 ].

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showed a trend towards lower recurrence rates in sublay repair (OR 2.41 95% CI [0.99–5.88]) in their 2014 meta-analysis [ 1 ].

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