Rita Rynkevic, Catarina Soares, Lucie Hympanova, Elisabete Silva, Teresa Mascarenhas, and Pedro Martins. Application of cog threads for vaginal wall prolapse repair: ex-vivo study. In ESB2022 - 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Abstract Book, page 43, Porto, Portugal, 26-29 June 2022
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a pelvic floor dysfunction that dramatically influences women’s quality of life. It is believed that the number of women suffering from POP increase more than 40% by 2050. Treatment by native tissue repairs have a relatively high failure rate (19%), presenting as recurrence or POP in other compartments. It can be addressed by a new operation, which may then use an implant for weakened or damaged tissue repair. The reason was that, the use of vaginal mesh have been associated with a high risk of graft-related complications (GRCs) due to insufficient biocompatibility and inappropriate mechanical properties of old-fashion materials. Those inconvenient characteristics needs to be overcome by novel approaches. In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration ordered manufacturers of surgical mesh intended for transvaginal repair of anterior compartment prolapse to stop selling their products . Therefore, this research aims to study an alternative surgical technique for POP correction. The reinforcement of vaginal wall provided by biodegradable cog threads. Technique is inspired by current use for face lifting procedures.
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a pelvic floor dysfunction that dramatically influences women’s quality of life. It is believed that the number of women suffering from POP increase more than 40% by 2050. Treatment by native tissue repairs have a relatively high failure rate (19%), presenting as recurrence or POP in other compartments. It can be addressed by a new operation, which may then use an implant for weakened or damaged tissue repair. The reason was that, the use of vaginal mesh have been associated with a high risk of graft-related complications (GRCs) due to insufficient biocompatibility and inappropriate mechanical properties of old-fashion materials. Those inconvenient characteristics needs to be overcome by novel approaches. In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration ordered manufacturers of surgical mesh intended for transvaginal repair of anterior compartment prolapse to stop selling their products . Therefore, this research aims to study an alternative surgical technique for POP correction. The reinforcement of vaginal wall provided by biodegradable cog threads. Technique is inspired by current use for face lifting procedures.