Effects of gamma irradiation on the init
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M. J. Gibbons; D. L. Butler; Dr. E. S. Grood; D. I. Bylski-Austrow; M. S. Levy;
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Article
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1991
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract The effects of ^60^Co gamma irradiation on the initial mechanical properties of the composite bone‐patellar tendon‐bone unit (CU) and the tendon midsubstance (TM) were studied. Frozen specimens were exposed to either 2 or 3 Mrad of gamma irradiation. Paired frozen specimens served as in