Classification of prosthetics used in hernia repair based on weight and biomaterial

Hernia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-20

  Coda, A ^a   Lamberti, R ^b   Martorana, S ^b  

^a Clinica Cellini   (Italy)

^b Herniamesh Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomaterial; Classification; Common language; Prosthetic; Weight

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; HYALURONIC ACID; MACROGOL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OXIDIZED CELLULOSE; POLITEF; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYETHERURETHAN; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; POVIDONE;

CLASSIFICATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELASTICITY; HERNIA PROSTHESIS; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NOMENCLATURE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS; WEIGHT;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; SURGICAL MESH; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 84856541807     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-011-0868-z     Document Type: Review

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