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Fixation techniques in inguinal hernia repair, what is really new?

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Fortelny, R.H. Fixation techniques in inguinal hernia repair, what is really new?. Hernia 24, 209–211 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-019-02052-1

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