The design of an industry-sponsored randomized controlled trial to compare synthetic mesh versus biologic mesh for inguinal hernia repair

Hernia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 325-332

  Bellows, C F ^a   Shadduck, P P ^b   Helton, W S ^c   Fitzgibbons, R J ^d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^d CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities assessment; Biologic mesh; Chronic pain; Inguinal hernia; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESH SLING; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COLLAGEN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL MESH; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 80051578690     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-010-0773-x     Document Type: Article

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