The influence of avascularity on the mechanical properties of human bone-patellar-tendon-bone grafts

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1059-1064

  Rupp, S ^a   Seil, R ^a   Kohn, D ^a   Muller, B ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BONE GRAFT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MORPHOLOGY; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON RUPTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE CULTURE; VASCULARIZATION; VISCOELASTICITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0033830544     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.82B7.10222     Document Type: Article

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