Optimal prosthetic for acute replacement of the abdominal wall

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 529-532

  Nagy, Kimberly K ^a,b   Perez, Federico ^a   Fildes, John J ^a   Barrett, John ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b Trauma M3241   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall replacement; Abdominal wounds; Prosthetics

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIZATION; EVISCERATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RAT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032826549     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199909000-00017     Document Type: Article

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