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Can we be sure that the meshes do improve the recurrence rates?

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    Uwe Klinge & Carsten J. Krones

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Klinge, U., Krones, C.J. Can we be sure that the meshes do improve the recurrence rates?. Hernia 9, 1–2 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-004-0294-6

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