Surgical technique for development of a clinically-representative ventral hernia repair infection rat model

The animal model of infection following ventral hernia repair (VHR) has previously been utilized in exploring treatments and innovative therapies, such as implantation of biologic mesh imbedded with various anti-bacterial properties. The rat model has been utilized most commonly, but prior work has...

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Main Authors: Albert Thomas Anastasio, Jeffrey L. Van Eps, Joseph S. Fernandez-Moure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:MethodsX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016120301060