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R R Pelker, G E Friedlaender, T C Markham, M M Panjabi, C J Moen.
Abstract
The effects of various preservation techniques on the biomechanical properties of bone have been investigated in a rat model. Freezing of the specimens to -20 degrees C, -70 degrees C, and -196 degrees 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.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6387075 DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100010409
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Orthop Res ISSN: 0736-0266 Impact factor: 3.494