Characterization of heavyweight and lightweight polypropylene prosthetic mesh explants from a single patient

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 168-176

  Costello, C R ^a   Bachman, S L ^a   Grant, S A ^a   Cleveland, D S ^b   Loy, T S ^b   Ramshaw, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Hernia mesh; Inflammation; Lightweight; Materials characterization; Oxidation; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MATERIALS TESTING; OXIDATION; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PLIABILITY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; FEMALE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECURRENCE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34848851117     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350607306356     Document Type: Article

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