Morphological aspects of surgical meshes
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A. F. Engelsman; H. C. van der Mei; H. J. Busscher; R. J. Ploeg
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Background Prosthetic meshes are increasingly popular in abdominal wall reconstructive surgery owing to a reduction in hernia recurrence rate. Individual meshes have been evaluated with respect to the formation of infectious biofilms, but no comprehensive comparison yet exists. The