Sacral mesh pullout strength based on suture location for sacrocolpopexy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 116-119

  Shippey, Stuart ^a   Sutter, Edward ^b   Belkoff, Stephen M ^c   Gutman, Robert ^d   Chen, Chi Chiung Grace ^c  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Sacrocolpopexy; Sacrum; Strength; Suture

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ANTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULLOUT STRENGTH; SACROCOLPOPEXY; SACRUM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSION; VERTEBRA;

CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; SACRUM; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 84866742010     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338892     Document Type: Article

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