Biomechanical and tissue handling property comparison of decellularized and cryopreserved tibialis anterior tendons following extreme incubation and rehydration

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-91

  Nyland, J ^a   Larsen, N ^a   Burden, R ^a   Chang, H ^a   Caborn, D N M ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Allograft; Arthroscopy; Knee joint

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUS SCROFA; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 58249083766     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0610-2     Document Type: Article

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