Publications by authors named "Christian Flamm"
Objective: The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness, clinical practicability, and complication rate of the intraoperative fascial traction (IFT) procedure for the treatment of large ventral hernias.
Method: This study evaluated 50 patients from 11 specialized centers with an intraoperatively measured fascial distance of more than 8 cm, who were treated by IFT (traction time 30-35 min) using the fasciotens® hernia traction procedure.
Results: Fascial gaps measured preoperatively ranged from 8 cm to 44 cm, with most patients (94%) having a fascial gap above 10 cm (W3 according to the European Hernia Society classification).