Persistence of polypropylene mesh anisotropy after implantation: An experimental study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1180-1185

  Ozog, Y ^a   Konstantinovic, M L ^a,b   Werbrouck, E ^a,b   De Ridder, D ^b   Mazza, E ^c   Deprest, J ^a,b  

^a Centre for Surgical Technologies   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; compliance; mesh; polyglecaprone; polypropylene; rabbit model

Indexed keywords

POLYGLECAPRONE; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RABBIT;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 80051781043     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03018.x     Document Type: Article

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