Radiation sterilized bone response to dynamic loading

• Published in: Materials Science & Engineering C Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 1548 - 1553
• Main Authors: Mardas, Marcin, Kubisz, Leszek, Biskupski, Piotr, Mielcarek, Sławomir, Stelmach-Mardas, Marta, Kałuska, Iwona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2012
• Subjects: Activation energy; Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology; Biomechanical Phenomena - radiation effects; Bone; Bone and Bones - physiology; Bone and Bones - radiation effects; Bone Transplantation - methods; Cattle; Denaturation temperature; DMA (Dynamic Mechanical Analysis); Femur - physiology; Femur - radiation effects; Irradiation; Radiation; Radiation Dosage; Sterilization - methods; Irradiation; Denaturation temperature; DMA (Dynamic Mechanical Analysis); Bone; Activation energy

Allogeneic bone grafts are used on a large scale in surgeries. To avoid the risk of infectious diseases, allografts should be radiation-sterilized. So far, no international consensus has been achieved regarding the optimal radiation dose. Many authors suggest that bone sterilization deteriorates bon...