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The use and misuse of prosthetic materials in reconstructive pelvic surgery: does the evidence support our surgical practice?

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  1. Section of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Mark D. Walters

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Walters, M.D. The use and misuse of prosthetic materials in reconstructive pelvic surgery: does the evidence support our surgical practice?. Int Urogynecol J 14, 365–366 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-003-1113-9

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