Histological and biomechanical evaluation of implanted graft materials in a rabbit vaginal and abdominal model

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1826-1831

  Hilger, Wesley S ^a   Walter, Andrew ^b   Zobitz, Mark E ^c   Leslie, Kevin O ^a   Magtibay, Paul ^a   Cornella, Jeffrey ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Division of Urogynecology   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal graft material; Rabbit model; Vaginal reconstruction

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; VAGINA; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COLLAGEN; DERMIS; ELASTICITY; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; RABBITS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL MESH; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; VAGINA;

EID: 33751232381     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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