High-dose gamma irradiation for soft tissue allografts: High margin of safety with biomechanical integrity

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1011-1018

  Grieb, Teri A ^a   Forng, Ren Yo ^a   Bogdansky, Simon ^b   Ronholdt, Chad ^b   Parks, Brent ^c   Drohan, William N ^a   Burgess, Wilson H ^a   Lin, Jack ^a  

^a Clearant Inc   (United States)

^b AlloSource   (United States)

^c UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allografts; Biomechanical properties; Gamma irradiation; Pathogen inactivation; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MALE; PARVOVIRUS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SINDBIS VIRUS; SOFT TISSUE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; GAMMA RADIATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; STERILIZATION; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 33744469335     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20079     Document Type: Article

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