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The Biologics Explosion Era

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The application of nonsynthetic or natural tissue mesh in the reconstruction of the open abdominal wall after damage control had become rapidly widespread in the early twenty-first century. Despite their popularity, there are no compelling data comparing the effectiveness of these natural tissue alternatives with that of synthetic mesh repairs.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Central Maine Medical Center, 300 Main Street, 04240, Lewiston, ME, USA

    Dale A. Dangleben MD

  2. Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Firas G. Madbak MD

  3. Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, Reading Hospital & Medical Center, B Building, 5th Floor, 6th and Spruce Streets, 19611, West Reading, PA, USA

    Firas G. Madbak MD

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  1. Trauma & Surgical Critical Care The Reading Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

    Firas G. Madbak

  2. Trauma & General Surgery Department of Surgery, Central Maine Medical Center, Lewistown, Maine, USA

    Dale A. Dangleben

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Dangleben, D., Madbak, F. (2015). The Biologics Explosion Era. In: Madbak, F., Dangleben, D. (eds) Options in the Management of the Open Abdomen. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1827-0_5

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