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Surgery Research and Practice
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2014
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Article
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Tab 1
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Clinical Study
Skin Staples: A Safe Technique for Securing Mesh in Lichtensteins Hernioplasty as Compared to Suture
Table 1
Comparison of operative time one (
), operative time two (
), and total operative time (TOT) in two groups.
S. no.
Suture
Staple
TOT
TOT
Mean
41.3
32.7*
74.0**
41.3
20.7*
62.0**
SD
8.8
8.3
16.2
9.0
6.9
14.4
;
.