Histologic and biomechanical evaluation of a novel macroporous polytetrafluoroethylene knit mesh compared to lightweight and heavyweight polypropylene mesh in a porcine model of ventral incisional hernia repair

Hernia

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 423-431

  Melman, L ^a   Jenkins, E D ^a   Hamilton, N A ^a   Bender, L C ^a   Brodt, M D ^a   Deeken, C R ^a   Greco, S C ^a   Frisella, M M ^a   Matthews, B D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical evaluation; Histologic response; Knit polytetrafluoroethylene; Polypropylene; Tissue remodeling; Ventral hernia repair

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEAVYWEIGHT POLYPROPYLENE; HEMATOXYLIN; LIGHTWEIGHT POLYPROPYLENE; POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FORCE; HEAVYWEIGHT POLYPROPYLENE IMPLANT; HERNIOPLASTY; HISTOLOGY; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INFLAMMATION; LIGHTWEIGHT POLYPROPYLENE IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STAINING; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE SECTION;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELASTICITY; HERNIA, VENTRAL; INFLAMMATION; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SURGICAL MESH; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051588242     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-011-0787-z     Document Type: Article

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