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Textile Variations and Characteristics of the Plastic Meshes

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Meshes: Benefits and Risks

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The textile variations and characteristics of the plastic meshes are directly related to their performance in host tissue and to the complex interactions at the cellular level that make up the dynamic process of inflammation, foreign body reaction, and ultimate healing of the wound in which these biomaterials were used for augmentation.

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  1. RWTH Aachen Klinikum, Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Pauwelstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Volker Schumpelick

  2. Dept. Surgery (M/C 958), University of Illinois, South Wood Street 840, 60612-7322, Chicago, IL, USA

    Lloyd M. Nyhus

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DeBord, J. (2004). Textile Variations and Characteristics of the Plastic Meshes. In: Schumpelick, V., Nyhus, L.M. (eds) Meshes: Benefits and Risks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18720-9_8

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