Single-stage repair of contaminated hernias using a novel antibiotic-impregnated biologic porcine submucosa tissue matrix

Single-stage repair of incisional hernias in contaminated fields has a high rate of surgical site infection (30 –42%) when biologic grafts are used for repair. In an attempt to decrease this risk, a novel graft...

Source: BMC Surgery - March 30, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Samuel Minor, Carl J. Brown, Paul S. Rooney, Jason P. Hodde, Lisa Julien, Tracy M. Scott, Ahmer A. Karimuddin, Manoj J. Raval and P. Terry Phang Tags: Research article Source Type: research