What tissue bankers should know about the use of allograft meniscus in orthopaedics

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-85

  McDermott, Ian D ^a  

^a Sports Orthopaedics UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allograft; Meniscal; Meniscus; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE BANKS;

EID: 76049097488     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-009-9127-2     Document Type: Article

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