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Could full thickness skin grafts in an onlay position be the new gold standard for incisional hernia repair?

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Berrevoet, F. Could full thickness skin grafts in an onlay position be the new gold standard for incisional hernia repair?. Hernia 26, 663–664 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-022-02575-0

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