Emergent remote stress-focusing drive submucosal collagen fiber remodeling in intestinal anastomotic surgery
B. Fleischer, N. Nguyen, A. Pal, J. Kim, K. Khabaz, A. Tsamis, E. Efrati, T. Witten, J. Alverdy, L. Pocivavsek
This study identifies remote stress-focusing regions in intestinal anastomoses using geometric analysis, FEM, and in-vivo experiments, showing collagen fiber re-orientation correlates with stress distribution.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2022 · PreprintBioengineering