Tissue integration and biomechanical behaviour of contaminated experimental polypropylene and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene implants

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 489-494

  Bellon J M ^a   Garcia Carranza A ^a   Garcia Honduvilla N ^a   Carrera San Martin A ^a   Bujan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOMECHANICS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 1842833556     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4451     Document Type: Article

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