Analysis of irradiation on the clinical effectiveness of allogenic tissue when used for primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 226-235

  Park, Sam Si Hyeong ^a   Dwyer, Tim ^a,b   Congiusta, Francesco ^a   Whelan, Daniel B ^a,c   Theodoropoulos, John ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

allograft; anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); irradiation; systematic review; tissue processing

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KNEE; LYSHOLM SCORE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLOGRAFTS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LYSHOLM KNEE SCORE; STERILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84920527603     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513518004     Document Type: Review

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