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Plot of the recurrence rates of clinical cohorts as given by Hauters et al. (6) with various fixation devices and overlap areas bridging hernia diameters up to 10 cm as a function of the grip calculated as mesh–defect area ratio. The solid line gives a trendline. The arrow indicates the threshold for a ventral hernia repair with low recurrence (4).
