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Figure 1. Comparison of combined percentage (90 and 180 days) of mesh infection. Values are percentage of macroscopically infected meshes of surviving animals. * Non-crosslinked and § crosslinked meshes.
Figure 2. Percentage of the mesh edge incorporated into the abdominal wall, only non-infected meshes included. Values are median (interquartile range). At 180 days: *no Surgisis mesh could be identi ed and P<0.001 compared to Strattice and Permacol (n=7).
Incorporation of biological meshes
At 180 days CollamendFM had the highest rate of adhesions coverage (median 100, IQR 100-100; median Zühlke 3) of the mesh due to the high amount of infected meshes. This was signi cantly more than all other meshes (P<0.029). Adhesions were found at median 40% (IQR 11.2-63.7) of the size of the original implantation site of the Surgisis . Of the non-infected meshes Strattice had the least adhesions (5%, 5.0-5.0) which was signi cantly less than Surgisis (P<0.001) and Permacol (P<0.001).
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