Fig. 5.

Tissue ingrowth in the implants. An incisional hernia defect was created in rabbit abdomen. Three weeks following the primary surgery, the defect in each rabbit was repaired with HADM or PADM. Tissue ingrowth in the implants of each group was measured at 4 and 20 weeks later. All values are mean ± SEM (n = 4), except for PADM at 20 weeks where 2 out of the 4 PADM showed graft thinning and resorption. The results shown with PADM at this time point were from the two intact implants (mean ± range of error, n = 2). HADM, human acellular dermal matrices; PADM, porcine acellular dermal matrices