Background: Mesh implantation during abdominal wall reconstruction decreases rates of
ventral hernia recurrence and has become the dominant method of repair. The authors …

BACKGROUND: No consensus has been reached on the use of bioprosthetics to repair
abdominal wall defects. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the …

Background Many surgeons believe that primary fascial closure with mesh reinforcement
should be the goal of abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR), yet others have reported …

Open abdomen (OA) has been an effective treatment for abdominal catastrophes in
traumatic and general surgery. However, management of patients with OA remains a …

Background: Reconstruction of the anterior abdominal wall is a complex procedure that can
be complicated by contamination, loss of domain, previous scarring or radiotherapy, and …

Background: Properly designed biodegradable scaffolds facilitate repair or regeneration of
stromal tissues. Over the past 50 years, a variety of synthetic, semisynthetic, and …

Hernias can result from genetically impaired collagen formation, deposition, organization, or
degradation; from wound-healing deficiencies; and from injury, failed laparotomy closures …

Objective We evaluated the effectiveness of enzyme-detergent methods on cell removal of
mouse skeletal muscle tissue and assessed the biocompatibility of the decellularized tissues …

Current extracellular matrix (ECM) derived scaffolds offer promising regenerative responses
in many settings, however in some applications there may be a desire for more robust and …

A central tenet of reconstructive surgery is the principle of “replacing like with like.” However,
due to limitations in the availability of autologous tissue or because of the complications that …