title: Use of controlled low dose gamma irradiation to sterilize allograft tendons for ACL reconstruction: biomechanical and clinical perspective.
abstract: As reviewed here, numerous biomechanical and clinical studies support the use of controlled, low temperature irradiation of allograft tendons, to provide both excellent clinical results and medical-device grade sterile allografts with minimal risk of disease transmission.
authors: LifeNet Health, 1864 Concert Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23453, USA.
authors: Brian J
authors: BJ
authors: Samsell
authors: Mark A
authors: MA
authors: Moore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000528:radiation effects; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D013710:Tendons / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous