1. Special issue—Collagen

   • Volker Schumpelick

   Editorial 26 September 2006 Pages: 453 - 453

2. Introduction

   • Raymond C. Read

   Introduction 20 September 2006 Pages: 454 - 455

3. Effect of lifestyle, gender and age on collagen formation and degradation

   • Lars Tue Sørensen

   Review 20 September 2006 Pages: 456 - 461

4. The biology of hernias and the abdominal wall

   • Michael G. Franz

   Review 28 September 2006 Pages: 462 - 471

   

5. Are collagens the culprits in the development of incisional and inguinal hernia disease?

   • U. Klinge
   • M. Binnebösel
   • P. R. Mertens

   Review 23 September 2006 Pages: 472 - 477

   

6. Collagenase and surgical disease

   • Timothy R. Donahue
   • Jonathan R. Hiatt
   • Ronald W. Busuttil

   Review 15 September 2006 Pages: 478 - 485

7. Hernia disease and collagen gene regulation: are there clues for intervention?

   • Petra Lynen Jansen
   • Uwe Klinge
   • Peter R. Mertens

   Review 21 September 2006 Pages: 486 - 491

   

8. Modification of collagen formation using supplemented mesh materials

   • K. Junge
   • R. Rosch
   • V. Schumpelick

   Review 07 October 2006 Pages: 492 - 497

   

9. Collagen in colon disease

   • Michael Stumpf
   • Carsten Johannes Krones
   • Volker Schumpelick

   Review 02 November 2006 Pages: 498 - 501

10. Radiation responses in skin and connective tissues: effect on wound healing and surgical outcome

    • Junru Wang
    • Marjan Boerma
    • Martin Hauer-Jensen

    Review 20 September 2006 Pages: 502 - 506

11. Laparoscopy and collagen metabolism

    • R. Rosch
    • K. Junge
    • V. Schumpelick

    Review 21 September 2006 Pages: 507 - 510

12. Collagen metabolism and recurrent hiatal hernia: cause and effect?

    • Amr El Sherif
    • Fumiaki Yano
    • Charles J. Filipi

    Review 05 October 2006 Pages: 511 - 520

    

13. A case of symptomatic Morgagni’s hernia and a review of Morgagni’s hernia in Japan (263 reported cases)

    • Y. Iso
    • T. Sawada
    • K. Kubota

    Case Report 16 August 2006 Pages: 521 - 524

    

14. Bilateral congenital anterior diaphragmatic hernia: a case report

    • A. Ninos
    • St. Pierrakakis
    • N. Setakis

    Case Report 05 September 2006 Pages: 525 - 527

    

15. Perforated appendix and periappendicular abscess within an inguinal hernia

    • N. S. Salemis
    • K. Nisotakis
    • E. Tsohataridis

    Case Report 24 August 2006 Pages: 528 - 530