The effects of prolonged deep freezing on the biomechanical properties of osteochondral allografts

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-31

  Rozen, Benjamin ^a   Brosh, Tamar ^b   Salai, Moshe ^a   Herman, Amir ^a   Dudkiewicz, Israel ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Osteochondral allografts; Prolonged deep freezing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS HEAD; MATERIALS TESTING; MAXIMAL LOAD; OSTEOCHONDRAL ALLOGRAFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED DEEP FREEZING; TISSUE PREPARATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE AND BONES; BONE BANKS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549136113     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-008-9106-z     Document Type: Article

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