Effects of Ethylene Oxide Resterilization and In-vitro Degradation on Mechanical Properties of Partially Absorbable Composite Hernia Meshes

2013-11-01
Endoğan Tanır, Tuğba
Kulacoglu, H.
Serbetci, K.
Kiyak, G.
Hasırcı, Nesrin
Background and Aim: Prosthetic mesh repair for abdominal wall hernias is widely used because of its technical simplicity and low hernia recurrence rates. The most commonly used material is pure polypropylene mesh, although newer composite materials are recommended by some centers due to their advantages. However, these meshes are more expensive than pure polypropylene meshes. Resterilization of a pure polypropylene mesh has been shown to be quite safe, and many centers prefer slicing a large mesh into smaller pieces, suitable for any hernia type or defect size. Nevertheless there is no data about the safety after resterilization of the composite meshes. The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of resterilization and in vitro degradation in phosphate buffered saline solution on the physical structure and the mechanical properties of partially absorbable lightweight meshes.
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Citation Formats
T. Endoğan Tanır, H. Kulacoglu, K. Serbetci, G. Kiyak, and N. Hasırcı, “Effects of Ethylene Oxide Resterilization and In-vitro Degradation on Mechanical Properties of Partially Absorbable Composite Hernia Meshes,” CHIRURGIA, pp. 840–848, 2013, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/54435.