Effects of a novel sterilization process on soft tissue mechanical properties for anterior cruciate ligament allografts

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 612-616

  Schimizzi, Aimee ^a   Wedemeyer, Michelle ^b   Odell, Tim ^b   Thomas, Walter ^a   Mahar, Andrew T ^a,b,c   Pedowitz, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MC5054 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Biomechanical stability; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; IRRADIATION; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CALIFORNIA; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 34250748358     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506295083     Document Type: Article

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