| Methods |
RCT, unblinded |
| Participants |
161 participants. 138 men, 23 women. Mean age 24.6 years. New and recurrence presentation. |
| Interventions |
Off‐midline closure (Karydakis procedure) vs. midline closure (standard midline closure) |
| Outcomes |
SSI , recurrence, return to normal activities, other complications rate, operative time, healing rate. |
| Notes |
94.4% follow up at a mean of 30.4 months |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
Unclear risk |
Not reported |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
Quote: "patients who were categorized, using the closed method..". |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
High risk |
Participants lost to follow up (n=9) were not included in the study analysis. |
| Free of selective reporting? |
Low risk |
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| Free of other bias? |
Low risk |
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