Evaluation of a Novel Hybrid Viable Bioprosthetic Mesh in a Model of Mesh Infection

Background:. The reported incidence of mesh infection in contaminated operative fields is as high as 30% regardless of material used. Our laboratory previously showed that augmenting acellular bioprosthetic mesh with allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) enhances resistance to bacterial colonizati...

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Main Authors: Ally Ha, MD, Erik T. Criman, MD, Wendy E. Kurata, MS, Karen W. Matsumoto, BS, Lisa M. Pierce, DSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-08-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001418