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Figure 5. Forrest plot of incisional hernia rates using continuous versus interrupted suture technique using the same suture material in both groups.
Two studies(4, 25) including a total of 1,067 patients compared continuous suture with a slowly-absorbable suture using either the small bites or big bites technique, and there were signi cantly fewer incisional hernias using the small bites suture technique including only the aponeurotic layer (Figure 6).
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