Characterizing the ex vivo textile and structural properties of synthetic prolapse mesh products

International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 559-564

  Feola, Andrew ^a   Barone, William ^a   Moalli, Pamela ^b   Abramowitch, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ball burst; Polypropylene mesh; Prolapse; Structural properties

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BALL BURST FAILURE PROTOCOL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLYPROPYLENE PROLAPSE MESH; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MESH; TEXTILE; WEIGHT;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POROSITY; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 84880552992     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1901-1     Document Type: Article

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