Published in:
01-04-2007
Experimental Comparison of Monofile Light and Heavy Polypropylene Meshes: Less Weight Does not Mean Less Biological Response
Authors:
Grigoris Chatzimavroudis, Basilis Papaziogas, Ioannis Koutelidakis, Konstantinos Atmatzidis
Published in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Issue 4/2007
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Excerpt
Recently, Weyhe
et al.
1 performed a comparison between a heavy macroporous mesh (90 g/m
2, 0.8 mm thick, 0.82 mm pore size) and a light microporous mesh (36g/m
2, 0.25 mm thick, microporous) with respect to their biocompatibility expressed by the local inflammatory response and the thickness of the implant matrix. The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between the meshes with respect to the thickness of the implant matrix. However, the microporous mesh induced a more significant foreign-body reaction than the macroporous mesh. The authors concluded that the main independent determinant of the biocompatibility of a synthetic mesh is not the amount (weight) of the implanted material but the size of its pores. …
