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W
hat type of immune
response does your sur-
gical mesh elicit in
patients? That's a ques-
tion you and your sur-
geons should ask, says Stephen F. Badylak,
DVM, MD, PhD, professor of surgery at the
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
and deputy director of the McGowan
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
Achieving Better Hernia Outcomes
Choosing the most appropriate surgical mesh for each individual patient.
• CHOOSE YOUR MESH Some say that
choosing the most appropriate surgical
mesh for each patient is key to success-
ful hernia outcomes.
