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Patients were identified in the Danish National Patient Register, with data linked to the Danish Ventral Hernia Database and the Danish Civil Registration System. Data were analyzed from November 2025 through January 2026.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n Mesh placement technique: onlay, retromuscular, preperitoneal, or intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n The primary outcomes were reoperation for recurrence and bowel obstruction, with data presented as estimated hazard ratios (HRs) from Cox proportional hazards regression models.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n A total of 17\u202f832 patients were included: 8764 with onlay mesh placement, 1239 with retromuscular mesh placement, 4292 with preperitoneal mesh placement, and 3537 with IPOM. Mean (SD) patient age was 54 (13.5) years, and 4873 patients (27.3%) were female. Compared with onlay mesh placement, both retromuscular mesh placement and IPOM were associated with an increased risk of reoperation for recurrence (HR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.12-2.38; and HR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.02-1.86, respectively). The risk of bowel obstruction was also higher after retromuscular and IPOM placement compared with onlay (HR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.05-3.82; and HR, 3.47; 95% CI, 2.27-5.28, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this nationwide register-based cohort study, retromuscular mesh placement and IPOM were associated with a higher risk of reoperation for recurrence and bowel obstruction compared with onlay mesh placement. 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