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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
With more than 1 million implantations per year worldwide, mesh repair has become a standard procedure for the treatment of hernias. Apart from various technical problems, the type of material has been proven to be of considerable importance for the functional and histological outcome, particularly for long-term implantation. Whereas the advantageous application of low-weight, large-pore meshes based on multifilaments can be stated without doubt, it is still open whether similar results can be achieved on the basis of pure monofilaments. In the present study, a low-weight polypropylene mesh (LW) made purely of monofilaments was compared to a common heavy-weight polypropylene mesh (HW) in regard to the functional consequences and the tissue response. After implantation in rats as an inlay for 3--90 days, the abdominal-wall mobility of the implant region was recorded by 3D stereography, and the tensile strength of both the suture zone and the mesh was measured. The morphometry of the histological reaction in regard to the inflammatory infiltrate, the connective tissue, the number of granulocytes, macrophages, and fibroblasts served to reflect the tissue response. As parameters for the remodeling process at the interface the cellular activation was evaluated by TUNEL (DNA-strand breaks or apoptosis, respectively), Ki 67 (cell proliferation), and HSP 70 (cell stress). The measured tensile strength of the LW mesh confirmed a sufficient strength of the material-reduced mesh modification. After implantation the consecutive impairment of the abdominal-wall mobility was reduced compared to the HW mesh, concomitant to the reduced fibrotic level at the interface. At the end of the observation period the foreign-body reaction was significantly lowered for the LW mesh, almost reaching physiological values. In conclusion, these data confirm the improved biocompatibility of material-reduced mesh implants.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0021-9304
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res (Appl Biomater) 63: 129--136, 2002; DOI 10.1002/jbm.10119
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
129-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional and morphological evaluation of a low-weight, monofilament polypropylene mesh for hernia repair.
pubmed:affiliation
Surgical Department of the University Clinic of the Rhenish Westfalian Technical University Aachen, Germany. UKlinge@post.klinikum.rwth-aachen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't