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ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2024

Assessment of myofascial medialization following intraoperative fascial traction (IFT) in a cadaveric model.

H Niebuhr, W Reinpold, F Morgenroth, C Berger, H Dag, U Wehrenberg, J Trzewik, F Köckerling

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Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

H NiebuhrHamburg Hernia Centre, Hamburg, Germany. h.niebuhr@hernie.de.
W ReinpoldHamburg Hernia Centre, Hamburg, Germany.
F MorgenrothHamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, Hamm, Germany.
C BergerHamburg Hernia Centre, Hamburg, Germany.
H DagHamburg Hernia Centre, Hamburg, Germany.
U WehrenbergAnatomical Institute University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
J TrzewikHamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, Hamm, Germany.
F KöckerlingHernia Centre Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences · DEHernia Center · USUniversität Hamburg · DEVivantes Klinikum · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIntraoperative fascial traction (IFT) for the treatment of large ventral hernias and loss of domain (LOD) hernias is a promising tool in abdominal wall surgery. However, little is known about the extent of gain in myofascial advancement especially for the anterior rectus sheath. We, therefore, used a cadaveric model to determine the medialization during IFT.

methods4 fresh frozen specimens were used. Retromuscular preparation was carried out followed by IFT with diagonal vertical traction for 30 min. Medial advancement of the anterior rectus sheath was measured after 15 and 30 min as well as traction forces.

resultsTotal medialization for anterior rectus sheath after 30 min of IFT was 10.5 cm (mean). The mean traction force was 16.28 kg. Total medialization was significantly higher during the first 15 min of vertical fascial traction (p < 0.05).

conclusionsIFT provides significant medialization for the anterior rectus sheath in the cadaveric model. The findings align with results from a retrospective case study. Therefore, we see IFT as a beneficial tool in abdominal wall surgery.

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CadaverFasciotomyTractionAbdominal WallFasciaHernia, VentralHerniorrhaphyHumansIntraoperative CareRectus AbdominisCadaveric modelFascial tractionFasciotensIFTMyofascial advancementVentral hernia repair

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