Physicomechanical evaluation of polypropylene, polyester, and polytetrafluoroethylene meshes for inguinal hernia repair

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-79

  Deeken, Corey R ^a   Abdo, Michael S ^a   Frisella, Margaret M ^a   Matthews, Brent D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIOPLASTY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INGUINAL HERNIA; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BODY MASS INDEX; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78650615544     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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