Cadaver as an experimental a model for the study of midline incisional hernia Cadáver como modelo experimental para estudo da hérnia incisional mediana

PURPOSE: To describe a cadaver model and to compare different techniques to correct midline incisional hernia using the tension at the musculoaponeurotic layer as a parameter. METHODS: Twenty-four male cadavers were used to characterize the model. The tensile force applied to the anterior layers of...

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Main Authors: Romar Ângelo Barbato Silveira, Fábio Xerfan Nahas, Bernardo Hochman, Felix Carlos Ocariz Bazzano, Carlos Roberto Amorim, Lydia Masako Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2011-08-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502011000400011