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his experimental study focused on the safety of mesh use in the setting of malnutrition, a condition that impairs wound healing

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For malnourished subjects that survived after surgery, the use of polypropylene mesh appeared safe in the closure of abdominal-wall defects, with no increase in infection rate and satisfactory wound healing.

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In this experimental study, we aimed to investigate the safety of prosthetic materials for the repair of the abdominal wall in subjects with malnutrition.

Professor Nesrin HASIRCI
Middle East Technical University

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This page is a summary of: How safe is the use of prosthetic materials in the repair of abdominal-wall defects in malnourished subjects?, Open Medicine, September 2009, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.2478/s11536-009-0029-2.
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