Effect of electron beam irradiation on biomechanical properties of patellar tendon allografts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1134-1140

  Hoburg, Arnd T ^a   Keshlaf, Salahedeen ^b   Schmidt, Tanja ^a   Smith, Mark ^c   Gohs, Uwe ^d   Perka, Carsten ^a   Pruss, Axel ^b   Scheffler, Sven ^a  

^a Campus Mitte   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c German Institute for Cell and Tissue Replacement   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allograft; Anterior cruciate ligament; Electron beam irradiation; Human bone patellar tendon bone graft; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA LIGAMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZATION; TENDON INJURY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STERILIZATION; TENDON INJURIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953319498     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509361161     Document Type: Article

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