## Abstract Eight pairs of canine supraspinatus boneβmuscleβbone units were mechanically tested to failure in tension. One side was tested immediately post mortem, and the other side was tested after exposure to a standard freeze/thaw process (β60Β°C). The failure site was analyzed histologically. F
The Effects of Prolonged Cryopreservation on the Biomechanical Properties of Bone Allografts: A Microbiological, Histological and Mechanical Study
β Scribed by Moshe Salai; Tamar Brosh; Natan Keller; Marina Perelman; Israel Dudkiewitz
- Book ID
- 110287705
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 42 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1389-9333
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