title: Are meshes with lightweight construction strong enough?
abstract: The use of mesh has become essential in the repair of abdominal wall incisional hernias. Suture techniques, reapplied after failure of a primary repair, are characterized by recurrence rates of up to 50 percent, whereas the reinforcement of the abdominal wall with surgical mesh has significantly decreased these rates to <10 percent. This article describes the background for the development of mesh with lightweight construction and physiological biomechanical performance.
authors.affiliation: ETHICON GmbH, R&D Europe, D-22841, Norderstedt, Germany.
authors.forename: Joerg L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Holste
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques