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Table 1 Classification of Synthetic Meshes (Amid, 1997)[10]

From: Transvaginal rectocele repair with human dermal allograft interposition and bilateral sacrospinous fixation with a minimum eight-year follow-up

Type 1: Totally Macroporous (pore size > 75 μ)

• Prolene

• Gynemesh PS

• Gynecare TVT

• SPARC

Type 2: Totally Microporous (port size < 10 μ)

• Goretex

Type 3: Macroporous with Filaments or Microporous Components

• IVS

• Uratape

• Surgipro

• Mersilene

• Parietex

Type 4: Submicronic Pore Size (pore size < 1 μ)

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