Ventral hernias have been found to occur in up to twenty-five percent of all midline abdominal laparotomy cases. In order to decrease the incidence of the development of ventral hernias, a relationship between tensile forces applied along the deep fascia and safety of closure needs to be established. To quantify the tensile forces in the deep fascia, a novel pair of hemostats were designed with hinged arms, rakes for attachment, and equipped with strain gages to be used in clinical studies.

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Creator

• Lee, Claudia Ann
• Saucier, Meredith Ann
• Doane, Olivia Jordan

贡献者

• Dunn, Raymond M.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042213-103344

Advisor

• Billiar, Kristen

Year

• 2013

Sponsor

• University of Massachusetts Medical School

Date created

• 2013-04-22

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

最新修改

• 2023-09-19