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The Effect of Bacterial Infection on the Biomechanical Properties of Biological Mesh in a Rat Model

BACKGROUND: The use of biologic mesh to repair abdominal wall defects in contaminated surgical fields is becoming the standard of practice. However, failure rates and infections of these materials persist clinically. The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanical properties of biologic me...

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Autores principales: Bellows, Charles F., Wheatley, Benjamin M., Moroz, Krzysztof, Rosales, Stephanie C., Morici, Lisa A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3116894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21698179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021228