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Defects and donuts: the importance of the mesh:defect area ratio

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Tulloh, B., de Beaux, A. Defects and donuts: the importance of the mesh:defect area ratio. Hernia 20, 893–895 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-016-1524-4

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