Effect of low dose and moderate dose gamma irradiation on the mechanical properties of bone and soft tissue allografts

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-298

  Balsly, Colleen R ^a   Cotter, Andrew T ^a   Williams, Lisa A ^a   Gaskins, Barton D ^a   Moore, Mark A ^a   Wolfinbarger, Lloyd ^a  

^a Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone allografts; Gamma irradiation; Mechanical properties; Soft tissue allografts; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FASCIA LATA; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC CREST; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TISSUE GRAFT; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FASCIA LATA; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PATELLA; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 56749183941     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-008-9069-0     Document Type: Article

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