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The unrelenting march of events in hernia surgery has led to the introduction of prosthetic materials for every possible type of herniorrhaphy. Prostheses, however, are not a panacea. Their use should be judicious and justified. The reliance on prefabricated prosthetic devices will not supplant a good knowledge of anatomy or the understanding of the causative pathology.
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Bendavid, R. (1999). Experience of the Shouldice Clinic in Recurrent Inguinal Hernia Repair. In: Schumpelick, V., Kingsnorth, A.N. (eds) Incisional Hernia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60123-1_32
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