Introduction
hernias, AB reduced pain
Incisional hernias frequently occur after midline incisions with a prevalence of up to 35.6% [To further investigate the impact of an AB, a study was conducted from 2017 to 2018 with 163 individuals who underwent IHR. Overall, 71.2% of patients reported that AB reduced pain after surgery. A prolonged period of wearing an AB had no statistical significance on postoperative morbidity [For this reason, this study was conducted. The study was designed along the lines of the ABIHR-I study to allow a meaningful comparison.