Mechanical response of animal abdominal walls in vitro: Evaluation of the influence of a hernia defect and a repair with a mesh implanted intraperitoneally

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 561-566

  Podwojewski, F ^a,b,c   Ottenio M ^a,b,c   Beillas, P ^a,b,c   Guerin G ^c   Turquier, F ^d   Mitton, D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Contact loading; Digital image correlation; Mesh repair; Pressure

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; CONTACT LOADING; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONS; EXTERNAL SURFACES; GLOBAL STIFFNESS; IN-VITRO; INTRAPERITONEAL; INTRAPERITONEALLY; LOCAL STRAIN FIELD; LOCAL STRAINS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MESH REPAIR;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMECHANICS; DEFECTS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE; RESTORATION; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

LOADING;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FORCE; HERNIOPLASTY; IMPLANTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SURGICAL MESH; SWINE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMALS; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SURGICAL MESH; SWINE;

EID: 84872613485     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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