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Degradation of polypropylenein vivo: A microscopic analysis of meshes explanted from patients
28 Aug 2015
Abstract excerpt
Polypropylene meshes, originally introduced for hernia repair, are presently utilized in several anatomical sites. Several million are implanted annually worldwide. Depending on the device, up to 10% will be excised to treat complications. The excised meshes can provide material to study the complications, however, they have remained underutilized over the last decades and the mechanisms of complications continue...
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