Time dependent variations in biomechanical properties of cadaveric fascia, porcine dermis, porcine small intestine submucosa, polypropylene mesh and autologous fascia in the rabbit model: Implications for sling surgery

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1970-1973

  Dora, Chandler D ^a   Dimarco, David S ^a   Zobitz, Mark E ^b   Elliott, Daniel S ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Prostheses and grafts; Rabbits; Urethra; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FASCIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RIGIDITY; SMALL INTESTINE; SUBMUCOSA; SWINE; SYMPTOM; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 13744256369     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000121377.61788.ad     Document Type: Article

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