title: [Research advance in prevention of postoperative adhesion using carboxymethylcellulose].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevention of postoperative adhesion using carboxymethylcellulose (CMC).
  
  
  METHODS
  The literature was reviewed extensively, concerning the physical and chemical characters of CMC, the mechanism of preventing adhesion, the effect on healing of anastomoses, the experimental researches and the clinical application.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CMC was a polysaccharide with favorable biocompatibility, biodegradation, stable physical and chemical characters, and it can prevent postoperative adhesion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CMC is with a wide outlook in prevention of postoperative adhesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, PR China. xiaohaijun89@163.com
authors.forename: Haijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Chunlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Qisheng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium