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See video, Supplemental Digital Content, a sharp hemostat is used to pierce the abdominal wall approximately 1 cm from the newly debrided edge of the rectus muscle. The mesh strip is then pulled through the substance of the abdominal wall and then tied like a suture with 3 throws to close the defect, http://links.lww.com/PRSGO/A265.
