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The phenomenon of infection with abdominal wall reconstruction.

Engelsman AF, van der Mei HC, Ploeg RJ, Busscher HJ

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.

This review presents the clinical background to abdominal wall reconstruction, the different types of surgical meshes employed and known mechanisms of infection. It is shown that there are major physico-chemical differences between available meshes, which, in combination with the location of the mesh, the surgical technique applied and hernia type involved influence the infection potential.

Published 27 February 2007 in Biomaterials, 28(14): 2314-27.
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