Table 8. Incisional hernia diagnosis and details of mesh, suture, and surgery for included studies.
IH, incisional hernia; CT, computed tomography
| Study, year | Diagnosis of IH | Mesh location | Mesh material | Suture for closing aponeurosis | Technique for closing aponeurosis |
| Pans, 1998 [9] | Physical exam | Intraperitoneal | Polyglactin | Polyglactin | - |
| Strzeczyk, 2002 [10] | - | Onlay | Polypropylene | Polypropylene 1 | Continuous |
| Peña, 2003 [11] | Physical exam & CT scan | Onlay | Polypropylene | Nonabsorbable filament | Continuous |
| Strzelczyk, 2006 [12] | Ultrasound | Retrorectus | Polypropylene | Polypropylene 2 | Continuous |
| El- Khadrawy, 2009 [1] | Ultrasound | Preperitoneal | Polypropylene | Polypropylene 1 | Continuous |
| Bevis, 2010 [13] | Clinical exam or ultrasound | Preperitoneal & retrorectus | Polypropylene | Nonabsorbable filament | - |
| Llaguna, 2011 [14] | Physical exam & imaging studies | Preperitoneal | Biologic (Alloderm) | Polydioxanone 1 | Continuous |
| Curro, 2012 [15] | Clinical exam or ultrasound | Retrorectus | Polypropylene | Polyglactin & polydiossanone | Interrupted |
| Abo-Ryia, 2013 [16] | Clinical exam or ultrasound | preperitoneal | Polypropylene | Polypropylene 1 | Continuous |
| Armañanzas, 2014 [17] | Clinical exam or CT scan | intraperitoneal | Polypropylene | Nonabsorbable polyester | - |
| Sarr, 2014 [18] | Clinical exam & imaging modality. | Preperitoneal | Biologic (Surgisis Gold) | Nylon, polypropylene, & polydioxanone | Continuous |
| Bali, 2015 [19] | Clinical exam or CT scan | Onlay | Biologic (bovine pericardium) | Polydioxanone 1 loop | Continuous |
| Muysoms, 2016 [20] | Clinical exam, CT scan, or Ultrasound | Retrorectus | Polypropylene | Polydioxanone | - |
| Blázquez, 2016 [21] | CT scan | Onlay | Propylene polyglycolic acid | Poly 4 hydroxybutyrate | 2 layer closure |
| Jairam, 2017 [5] | Physical exam, ultrasound, or CT scan | Onlay & Retrorectus | Polypropylene (Optilene) | Slow absorbable with loop | Continuous |
| Hoyuela, 2017 [22] | Clinical exam or CT scan | onlay | Polypropylene | Absorbable monofilament | Continuous |
| Kohler, 2018 [23] | Clinical exam or imaging studies | intraperitoneal | Polypropylene-polyvinylidene fluoride | Slow absorbable | Continuous |
| Argudo, 2018 [24] | Clinical diagnosis or CT scan | Onlay | Low weight, wide pore, partially absorbable | Slowly absorbable | Continuous |
| Pereira, 2018 [25] | Clinical exam or CT scan | Onlay | Polyvinylidenefluoride mesh | Polydioxanone gauge loop | Continuous |
| Rhemtulla, 2018 [6] | CT scan | Onlay | Biosynthetic mesh | Heavy, slow absorbing | Continuous, accompanied by short stitch technique with 5-7mm bites |
| Glauser, 2019 [2] | Clinical exam or ultrasound | Intraperitoneal | Absorbable Porcine collagen, polyethylene glycol, glycerol | Late absorbable monofilament polydioxanone loop suture | Continuous |
| Caro‑Tarrago, 2019 [3] | Clinical exam or CT scan | Onlay | Polydioxanone loop, propylene mesh | Polydioxanone 1 | Continuous |