Mechanical Properties of Mesh Materials Used for Hernia Repair and Soft Tissue Augmentation

• Peter P. Pott ,

  * E-mail: p.pott@emk.tu-darmstadt.de

  Current address: Institute of Electromechanical Design, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

  Affiliation Laboratory for Biomechanics and Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Centre, University Medical Centre Mannheim (OUZ), Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

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• Markus L. R. Schwarz,

  Affiliation Laboratory for Biomechanics and Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Centre, University Medical Centre Mannheim (OUZ), Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

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• Ralf Gundling,

  Affiliation Laboratory for Biomechanics and Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Centre, University Medical Centre Mannheim (OUZ), Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

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• Kai Nowak,

  Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

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• Peter Hohenberger,

  Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

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• Eric D. Roessner

  Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

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