Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz
Article History
Received: 7 July 2022
Accepted: 3 February 2023
First Online: 22 February 2023
Declarations
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: All authors confirm that there are no conflicts of interest.
: In relation to the patient data, this is a retrospective observational study of available data. According to the Ethics Committee of Rhineland Palatina, no separate ethical approval is required.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Concerning the participation in the Herniamed study, informed consent was obtained from every patient.