Tensile strength and host response towards different polypropylene implant materials used for augmentation of fascial repair in a rat model

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 619-626

  Konstantinovic, Maja L ^a   Pille, Eline ^a   Malinowska, Marta ^a   Verbeken, Eric ^a   Ridder, Dirk ^a   Deprest, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fascial defect; Inflammatory response; Polypropylene; Pores; Tensiometry

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; POLYPROPYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPLANT; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 34249979735     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-006-0202-y     Document Type: Article

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