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Rogmark, P., Ekberg, O. & Montgomery, A. Reply to Comment to: long-term retromuscular and intraperitoneal mesh size changes within a randomized controlled trial on incisional hernia repair, including a review of the literature. Li Y; Zhang W. Hernia 21, 993–994 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-017-1688-6
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