Mechanical properties of mesh materials used for hernia repair and soft tissue augmentation.

Hernia repair is the most common surgical procedure in the world. Augmentation with synthetic meshes has gained importance in recent decades. Most of the published work about hernia meshes focuses on the surgical technique, outcome in terms of mortality and morbidity and the recurrence rate. Appropr...

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Main Authors: Peter P Pott, Markus L R Schwarz, Ralf Gundling, Kai Nowak, Peter Hohenberger, Eric D Roessner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3470559?pdf=render