title: Incisional hernia repair: a mechanical approach.
abstract: Fifty incisional hernias were managed by excision of all scar tissue and approproximation of the abdominal wall using continuous doubled nylon inserted with a generous suture length: wound length ratio. There were no major recurrences and only 4 minor ones. The method is theoretically sound and should be more widely used.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013536:Suture Techniques