## Abstract Freezeβdrying and gamma irradiation are commonly used for preservation and sterilization in bone banking. The cumulative effects of preparation and sterilization of cancellous graft material have not been adequately studied, despite the clinical importance of graft material in orthopaed
Effects of freezing and freeze-drying on the biomechanical properties of rat bone
β Scribed by Dr. Richard R. Pelker; Gary E. Friedlaender; Thomas C. Markham; Manohar M. Panjabi; Clinton J. Moen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 503 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0736-0266
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β¦ Synopsis
The effects of various preservation techniques on the biomechanical properties of bone have been investigated in a rat model. Freezing of the specimens to -20Β°C, -7O"C, and -196Β°C did not adversely affect the strength of long bones tested in torsion or of vertebral bodies tested in compression. Freeze-drying did not markedly affect the compression properties of the vertebral specimens; however, it did produce a significant deleterious reduction in the torsional strength of the long bones.
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