Polypropylene vs. stainless-steel wire suture: short-term recurrence rate after shouldice primary inguinal hernia repair, a non-inferior analysis among 1120 patients. A case–control study
The use of polypropylene is non-inferior to the use of stainless-steel wire regarding recurrence rate at a median follow-up period of 16 months after elective unilateral Shouldice primary inguinal hernia repair. This finding may encourage other centers where stainless-steel wire is not easily available to perform the Shouldice Repair.
Authors
- Marguerite Mainprize (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9631-7998)
- Fernando Antônio Campelo Spencer Netto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8440-8753)
- Richard Hunger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9275)
- Christoph Paasch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3104-8288)
Institutions
- Hamad General Hospital (QA)
- Thornhill Medical (Canada) (CA)
- Universitätsklinikum Brandenburg an der Havel (DE)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hernia
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-024-03110-z
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Hernia repair and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29