Lumbar incisional hernia repair: Complete reconstruction of the deficient myofascial component using christmas tree bone anchors

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Lumbar incisional hernias are difficult to repair because one of the hernia margins is bone, namely, the iliac crest. Previous studies have described the use of orthopedic bone anchors that fix a mesh onto the iliac crest. We present a novel technique for open repair of large lumbar incisional hernias using a double-mesh technique in combination with suture-loaded bone anchors to reattach the abdominal wall musculature onto the iliac crest. The surgical technique involves creating a preperitoneal plane behind the transversus abdominus and above the iliac crest and iliacus, below the iliac crest, with application of a Prolene mesh in this layer. This is followed by the drilling of suture-loaded Christmas Tree bone anchors™ along the rim of the iliac crest. The preloaded sutures are used to attach the myofascial component on the iliac crest, followed by the placement of a second Prolene mesh in an on-lay fashion. Drains are left in the preperitoneal and subcutaneous spaces. Unlike other reported techniques in the literature which only fix mesh onto the iliac crest, our technique with the use of Christmas Tree bone anchors™ allows for complete reconstruction of the lumbar abdominal wall defect and its myofascial components.

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Baird-Gunning, E., Ackermann, T., & Lim, J. K. (2019). Lumbar incisional hernia repair: Complete reconstruction of the deficient myofascial component using christmas tree bone anchors. In American Surgeon (Vol. 85, pp. 280–287). Southeastern Surgical Congress. https://doi.org/10.1177/000313481908500332

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