| Ramirez anterior component separation | Posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release (TAR) | |||||
| Retrorectus dissection | External oblique division | Retrorectus dissection | Division of posterior internal oblique | Transversus abdominis division | Retromuscular dissection | |
| Maximum unilateral anterior advancement | ||||||
| Superior 1/3 | 3 cm | 5 cm | 4.1 cm | 4.2 cm | 4.5 cm | 5.5 cm |
| Middle 1/3 | 5 cm | 10 cm | 5.9 cm | 6.1 cm | 6.6 cm | 7.9 cm |
| Inferior 1/3 | 3 cm | 3 cm | 7.6 cm | 8.0 cm | 8.6 cm | 9.9 cm |
| Maximum unilateral posterior advancement | ||||||
| Superior 1/3 | NA | NA | 4.4 cm | 4.6 cm | 5.3 cm | 6.9 cm |
| Middle 1/3 | 6.2 cm | 6.6 cm | 7.5 cm | 9.6 cm | ||
| Inferior 1/3 | 7.5 cm | 7.5 cm | 9.5 cm | 11.2 cm | ||
