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Duration of operation, postoperative pain, time to first mobilization, length of hospital stay, postoperative complications, time to resumption of work, recurrence and time to recurrence were recorded for all patients.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Duration of operation was longer in group 2 than in group 1 (P = 0\u00b7001). However, postoperative pain was less (P &amp;lt; 0\u00b7001), mobilization earlier (P &amp;lt; 0\u00b7001), duration of hospital stay shorter (P &amp;lt; 0\u00b7001), time to resumption of work shorter (P &amp;lt; 0\u00b7001) and postoperative complications fewer (P &amp;lt; 0\u00b7001) in group 2. During a median follow-up of 28 months, no recurrence was detected in patients in group 2 versus 11 patients in group 1 (P = 0\u00b7001).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Because of its low complication rate and acceptable long-term results, rhomboid excision and the Limberg flap procedure is preferable to simple excision and primary closure in the treatment of SPD.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.5074","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,8,3]],"date-time":"2005-08-03T21:57:40Z","timestamp":1123106260000},"page":"1081-1084","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":119,"title":["Randomized clinical trial comparing primary closure with the Limberg flap in the treatment of primary sacrococcygeal pilonidal 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