Preventing incisional hernia: closing the midline laparotomy

The ‘AbdoMAN’: an artificial abdominal wall simulator for biomechanical studies on laparotomy closure techniques

(2017) L. F. Kroese et al.   Hernia

Prevention of incisional hernia with prophylactic onlay and sublay mesh reinforcement versus primary suture only in midline laparotomies (PRIMA): 2-year follow-up of a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial

(2017) An P Jairam et al.   LANCET

Small bites versus large bites for closure of abdominal midline incisions (STITCH): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

(2015) Eva B Deerenberg et al.   LANCET

Incisional hernia rate 3 years after midline laparotomy

(2013) C. Fink et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Closing midline abdominal incisions

(2012) Leif A. Israelsson et al.   LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

Effect of Stitch Length on Wound Complications After Closure of Midline Incisions

(2009) Daniel Millbourn   ARCHIVES OF SURGERY