Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9404531 | Surgery | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Clinically accurate animal modeling can recreate the wound pathology expressed in mature incisional hernias. Progressive fascial wound failure decreases the fidelity of subsequent incisional hernia repair, compared with identically sized acute abdominal wall defect repairs. The mechanism appears to include decreased fascial wound strength and decreased tissue compliance after herniorrhaphy.
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Authors
Derek A. MD, Xue MD, PhD, Belinda MSc, William M. MD, Robert G. PhD, Michael G. MD,