Patient | Gender | Age | Laterality | Duration of herni (months) | # of nerves counted through pores of mesh | Total number of nerves | Percentage of ingrown nerves (%) | Tissue area (200× fields) | Tissue area adjusted (-7.3%) | Nerve density raw (nerves/200× field) | Nerve density adjusted | |
Virgin tissue | ||||||||||||
1 | M | 32 | R | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||||
2 | F | 26 | R | 3 | 13 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.50 | ||||
3 | M | 62 | L | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 0.13 | ||||
4 | M | 62 | L | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.33 | 0.33 | ||||
5 | M | 35 | L | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 0.18 | ||||
6 | M | 57 | R | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 0.09 | ||||
7 | M | 31 | R | 3 | 23 | 40 | 0.6 | 0.60 | ||||
8 | M | 63 | L | 1 | 5 | 27 | 0.2 | 0.20 | ||||
9 | M | 61 | R | 24 | 21 | 21 | 0.2 | 0.20 | ||||
10 | F | 76 | L | 7 | 18 | 30 | 0.6 | 0.60 | ||||
Scar tissue | ||||||||||||
1 | M | 57 | L | 12 | 17 | 45 | 0.38 | 0.38 | ||||
2 | M | 44 | R | 12 | 39 | 78 | 0.5 | 0.50 | ||||
3 | M | 24 | R | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0.47 | 0.47 | ||||
4 | M | 61 | R | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | ||||
5 | M | 74 | L | 12 | 21 | 54 | 0.39 | 0.39 | ||||
6 | M | 54 | L | 12 | 164 | 229 | 0.72 | 0.72 | ||||
7 | M | 59 | L | 2 | 29 | 45 | 0.64 | 0.64 | ||||
8 | M | 75 | R | 1 | 29 | 28 | 1.04 | 1.04 | ||||
9 | M | 55 | L | 9 | 13 | 57 | 0.23 | 0.23 | ||||
10 | M | 65 | R | 5 | 11 | 38 | 0.29 | 0.29 | ||||
Mesh/Scar tissue | ||||||||||||
1 | M | 79 | R | 84 | 0 | 48 | 0% | 206 | 191 | 0.23 | 0.25 | |
2 | M | 67 | L | 13 | 1 | 9 | 11.1% | 70 | 65 | 0.13 | 0.14 | |
3 | M | 82 | L | 84 | 1 | 11 | 9.0% | 53 | 49 | 0.2 | 0.22 | |
4 | M | 65 | R | 22 | 1 | 37 | 2.7% | 335 | 311 | 0.11 | 0.12 | |
5 | M | 68 | L | 36 | 1 | 46 | 2.1% | 62 | 57 | 0.74 | 0.80 | |
6 | M | 53 | R | 42 | 2 | 49 | 4.1% | 181 | 168 | 0.27 | 0.29 | |
7 | M | 60 | R | 24 | 2 | 32 | 6.3% | 173 | 160 | 0.18 | 0.20 | |
8 | M | 37 | R | 18 | 3 | 19 | 15.8% | 110 | 102 | 0.17 | 0.19 | |
9 | M | 51 | L | 24 | 3 | 128 | 2.3% | 168 | 156 | 0.76 | 0.82 | |
10 | M | 71 | L | 17 | 3 | 23 | 13% | 103 | 95 | 0.06 | 0.24 | |