Biomechanical properties of raw meshes used in pelvic floor reconstruction

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1677-1681

  Krause, Hannah ^a,d   Bennett, Michael ^b   Forwood, Mark ^b   Goh, Judith ^c  

^a QEII Hospital   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GREENSLOPES PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hysteresis; Polypropylene; Surgical mesh; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 55949084039     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0711-y     Document Type: Article

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