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T1  - Factors predicting chronic pain after open mesh based inguinal hernia repair : A prospective cohort study 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/223990 
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A1  - Pierides, Georgios A.; Paajanen, Hannu E.; Vironen, Jaana H. 
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Y1  - 2016 
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AB  - Introduction: Chronic postherniorrhaphy pain is the foremost setback of today's inguinal hernia repair. Finding predictors for it affects implants, operative techniques and allows for preventive measures. Methods: Prospectively collected data from 932 outpatient open inguinal hernia operations between 2003 and 2010 were subjected to regression analysis. Visual analogue scale score (VAS) at least a year after operation and a measurement of chronic pain at one year were the target variables. Resul... 
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KW  - Inguinal hernia; Predictor; Factor; Chronic pain; Open surgery; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL-TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; LONG-TERM PAIN; GROIN HERNIA; RISK-FACTORS; RATING-SCALE; FOLLOW-UP; HERNIORRHAPHY; METAANALYSIS; HEAVYWEIGHT; 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology 
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