The effects of multiple freeze-thaw cycles on the biomechanical properties of the human bone-patellar tendon-bone allograft

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1193-1198

  Jung, Ho Joong ^a,b   Vangipuram, Gautum ^a   Fisher, Matthew B ^a   Yang, Guoguang ^a   Hsu, Shanling ^a   Bianchi, John ^c   Ronholdt, Chad ^d   Woo, Savio L Y ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c REVIVICOR INC   (United States)

^d LABS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; biomechanics; bone patellar tendon bone allograft; multiple freeze thaw cycles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT;

EID: 79958839764     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21373     Document Type: Article

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