Blood Vessel Matrix Seeded with Cells: A Better Alternative for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction—A Long-Term Study

Table 1

Results of tensile strength, capillary density, vessel development, inflammatory effect, and adhesions quality by Jenkins scale in all three tested groups. Values are presented with standard deviations or as values range. Only results between Groups I and III in mean tensile strength are not statistically significant ( = 0.1).

	Group I; ( = 7)	Group II; ( = 7)	Group III; ( = 7)
Mean tensile strength [N/cm]	12.7 ± 1.5	7.3 ± 1.6	14.4 ± 3.7
The average capillaries density (range)	2.7 (2.5–3)	0.7 (0.5–1)	1.5 (1.2–2)
Number of fully developed vessels (CD 31 expressions)	23 ± 3	13 ± 3	6 ± 2
Inflammatory effect (range)	0.29 (0–0.5)	1.39 (0.75–2)	2.72 (2.5–3)
Quality of peritoneal adhesions by Jenkins scale	0.29	0.71	2.71