With numerous prosthetic options and a changing landscape of prosthetic development, a
systematic approach to choosing a prosthetic is more sensible than trying to memorize all …

Migration has been highlighted as a serious complication of open inguinal hernia repair with
the “plug-and-patch” technique. We used an English language Medline search from 1995 to …

Inguinal hernia is a very common problem. Surgical repair is the current approach, whereas
asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic hernias may be good candidate for watchful waiting …

Many strategies have been reported for decreasing the cost of orthopedic procedures, but
prosthetic waste has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to characterize …

Background The 14 day results of this study reported elsewhere demonstrated that the
Perfix® plug-and-patch was as effective as the Lichtenstein patch but not as cost-effective …

Background: The Lichtenstein repair has long been heralded as the gold standard for
unilateral primary inguinal hernias. However, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) repairs have …

Aims and Objectives: To determine the frequency of complications and pain scores post-
operatively following TAPP (Transabdominal Pre-peritoneal) repair for inguinal hernia …

Objectives To determine the current practice of abdominal fascial closure among provincial
general surgeons. The primary objective was to determine the proportion of surgeons …

The care of patients with shunted hydrocephalus is one of the most common clinical
problems facing a pediatric neurosurgeon. Despite the prevalence of this clinical entity, it is …

Groin hernia repair is probably the most common procedure in general surgery. Today, in
adult hernias, prosthetic repairs are accepted to be superior to" non-mesh" suture repairs …