Histological study of fresh versus frozen semitendinous muscle tendon allografts

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to histologically analyze allografts from cadaveric semitendinous muscle after cryopreservation at -80°C in comparison to a control group kept at only -4°C to test the hypothesis that the histological characteristics of the tissue are maintained when the te...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Carneiro Bitar, Luiz Augusto Ubirajara Santos, Alberto Tesconi Croci, João Alberto Ramos Maradei Pereira, Edgard N. França Bisneto, Arlete Mazzini Miranda Giovani, Claudia Regina G. C. M. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2010-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000300010