Repeated freeze-thaw cycles do not alter the biomechanical properties of fibular allograft bone

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 470, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 937-943

  Shaw, Joshua M ^a   Hunter, Shawn A ^a   Gayton, J Christopher ^b   Boivin, Gregory P ^c,d   Prayson, Michael J ^b  

^a Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services ^*  (United States)

^b Wright State Physicians ^*  (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE STRESS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENERGY; FEMALE; FIBULA GRAFT; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZE THAWING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84860394787     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-011-2033-5     Document Type: Article

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