Influence of polyglactin-coating on functional and morphological parameters of polypropylene-mesh modifications for abdominal wall repair

Biomaterials

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 613-623

  Klinge, U ^a,b   Klosterhalfen, B ^b   Muller M ^a   Anurov, M ^b   Ottinger A ^b   Schumpelick, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D stereography; Abdominal wall; Morphology; Morphometry; Polyglactin; Polypropylene; Surgical mesh; Tensiometry

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POLYPROPYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; POLYGLACTIN; SURGICAL MESH;

BIOMATERIALS;

POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSIS; GRANULOCYTE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGIDITY; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE REACTION; VASCULARIZATION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMALS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; POLYGLACTIN 910; POLYPROPYLENES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURGICAL MESH; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033120684     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(98)00211-7     Document Type: Article

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