Study of the biomechanical properties of synthetic mesh implanted in vivo

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-267

  Boukerrou, Malik ^a   Boulanger, Loïc ^a   Rubod, Chrystelle ^a   Lambaudie, Eric ^a   Dubois, Patrick ^a   Cosson, Michel ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

In vivo; Mechanical properties; Meshes; Pelvic floor dysfunction

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYTEREPHTHALATE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIDED MESH; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNITTED MESH; MONOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SCAR FORMATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SWINE; THIN FILAMENT; TRACTION THERAPY;

EID: 34548862597     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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