Sheep and rabbit genital tracts and abdominal wall as an implantation model for the study of surgical mesh

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-224

  Krause, Hannah ^a,b   Goh, Judith ^c  

^a GREENSLOPES PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QEII Hospital   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biocompatibility; Genital tract; Polypropylene; Surgical mesh

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENITAL SYSTEM; IMPLANTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PELVIS SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RABBITS; SHEEP; SURGICAL MESH; VAGINA;

EID: 63149114317     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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