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Returning to work after herniorrhaphy

In Britain when patients return to full activity "within a few weeks"*RF 1- 4* recurrences are not more common. Troublesome wound soreness is rare seven to 10 days after operation, and immediate return to full activity as soon as the soreness permits has not increased recurrences. Several large studies in the United States, which have included almost a quarter of a million operations, confirm this.*RF 5-8*

The integrity of a repair of a hernia depends on good surgical technique, strong sutures, strong hernial margins, and the correct application of prosthetic mesh support. After standard open . . . [Full text of this article]

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Returning to work after herniorrhaphy

D E Boyce, A A Shandall, and D L Crosby
BMJ 1994 309: 880. [Extract] [Full Text]

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