title: Musculature tissue engineering to repair abdominal wall hernia.
abstract: Hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed operations in surgical clinics. Tissue engineering provides insights for the treatment of abdominal wall hernias and other disorders involving deficiencies in the musculature. The present review summarizes the mechanisms of muscle development and regeneration and provides an overview of tissue engineering strategies for the construction of muscles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai 9th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. luzhangmd@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D012038:Regeneration; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*