Table 2.
Gross anatomy of gap bridging and reinforcement surgical sites in the polypropylene (PP) and Ureidopyrimidinone-polycarbonate (UPy-PC) group. Percentages of contraction are displayed as mean ± SD.
| Time Point | 30 days | 90 days | 180 days | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | PP | UPy-PC | PP | UPy-PC | PP | UPy-PC | |
| Gap bridging | Signs of degradation | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 50% (3/6) | 0% (0/6) | 100% (6/6) |
| Recurrence of hernia | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 33% (2/6) | |
| Contraction (-) | −20.8 ± 6.43% | −5.4 ± 4.7% | −15 ± 5.2% | +4 ± 10.4% | −15 ± 7.6% | +1.7 ± 13.5% | |
| Reinforcement | Signs of degradation | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 18.6% (1/6) | 0% (0/6) | 100% (6/6) |
| Recurrence of hernia | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/6) | |
| Contraction (-) | +12.7 ± 5.9% | +12.7 ± 6.2% | +7.6 ± 5.3% | +21.3 ± 10.1% | +1.52 ± 7.8% | +22.1 ± 9.8% | |