Reply To: Permanent or absorbable sutures for Shouldice repair?

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-020-02365-6 may be helpful regarding the issues you raised.

Also, some may not be aware that “absorbable sutures” come in many flavors with widely varying dissolution rates (from days-weeks to months-years). There are also hybrid sutures made with a permanent core coated with an absorbable outer layer.