A biomechanical study of the reinforced tension line (RTL) - A technique for abdominal wall closure and incisional hernias

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 122-127

  Hollinsky, Christian ^a,b   Sandberg, S ^a  

^a Kaiserin Elisabeth Hospital   (Austria)

^b Kaiserin Elisabeth Hospital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomechanical study; Hernia repair; Incisional hernia; Linea alba; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RECURRENT DISEASE; REINFORCED TENSION LINE; RUPTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 34249045695     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-006-0304-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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