title: Clinical use of fresh, frozen soft tissue allografts.
abstract: Fresh frozen allograft tissue provides a good alternative to autogenous tissue for the treatment of patients with symptomatic ligamentous deficiency. While transmission of AIDS and other infectious diseases remains a small possibility, allografts provide the advantages of shorter operative time, small incisions, no damage to a patient's own tissues, and superior usefulness in multiple reconstructions, as well as revision of failed autogenous reconstructions. An independent, critical evaluation of the 4-year results of patients with allograft ACL reconstructions is presented. Issues important in allograft tissue recovery, banking, and intraoperative preparation are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Harner
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Silbey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation*; D005027:Ethylene Oxide; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013242:Sterilization; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D005027:Ethylene Oxide