title: Should we be wary of hernia mesh devices with reinforcement?: Invited Comment to: - The ONSTEP inguinal hernia repair technique: initial clinical experience of 693 patients, in two institutions. Lourenço A, Soares da Costa R. HERN 10.1007/s10029-013-1057-z. - Open preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair using a mesh with nitinol memory frame. Berrevoet F, Vanlander A, Bontinck J, Troisi RI. HERN 10.1007/s10029-013-1110-y.
authors.affiliation: Brown University, Boulder, CO, USA. aggreenburgmdphd@gmail.com
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Greenburg
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003289:Convalescence; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013526:Surgical Mesh