Biomechanical effects of polyglecaprone fibers in a polypropylene mesh after abdominal and rectovaginal implantation in a rabbit

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1397-1402

  Ozog, Yves ^a   Mazza, Edoardo ^b   De Ridder, Dirk ^c   Deprest, Jan ^a,c,d  

^a Center for Surgical Technologies Leuven   (Belgium)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Centre for Surgical Technologies   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contraction; Extrusion; Polyglecaprone; Polypropylene; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868367418     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1739-6     Document Type: Article

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