Published in: 01-04-2012 | Case Report Open sutureless lumbar hernia repair using a ‘memory ring’ patch Authors: J. Witherspoon, S. Chakravartty, C. R. Parry, G. L. Williams, B. M. Stephenson Published in: Hernia | Issue 2/2012 Login to get access Abstract Various techniques have been used to repair lumbar hernias. We describe here a sutureless repair with a flat ‘memory ring’ patch performed as a day case.