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Figure 3. Percentage of the mesh edge incorporated into the abdominal wall. At 30 days, no signi cant di erences were found. Values are median (interquartile range). §p < 0.050 versus Prolene, Strattice, and Permacol. For each mesh, no signi cant di erences were observed between 30 and 90 days (Mann– Whitney U test).
Figure 4. Shrinkage of the mesh surface compared with the original size. At 30 days: §p < 0.050 versus all other meshes; ±p < 0.050 versus Permacol and Strattice. At 90 days: *p < 0.050 versus all other meshes; ¶p < 0.050 versus Prolene. Compared with 30 days, Surgisis, Parietex composite, and Strattice showed signi cant more shrinkage (Mann–Whitney U test)
Tenacity of adhesions
At 30 days, the Zühlke score for adhesions to the Permacol mesh was signi cantly higher than the score for Prolene (p = 0.011), Parietex composite (p = 0.004), or
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