Radiological and histopathological examination of apparent lytic lesions in allograft long bones—No cause for concern

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedics Vol. 12; no. Suppl 2; pp. S152 - S156
• Main Authors: Kent, Mike, Brooker, Greg, Fisher, Ryan, Goh, Geraldine, Aguiar, Ranieri Falcao, Papadimitriou, John, Wong, Daniel, Carey-Smith, Richard, Cowie, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Elsevier India Pvt Ltd 01.12.2015; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bone and tissue banking; Long bone allografts; Lytic lesions; Original; Orthopedics; Quality control; Tumour reconstruction; Tumour reconstruction; Long bone allografts; Lytic lesions; Bone and tissue banking; Quality control

Abstract Objective Identify the nature of apparent lytic lesions within human allograft specimens from patients with no known malignancy, using radiological and histopathological analysis Methods 123 Post-retrieval radiographs from 23 donors were examined. Sixty-seven radiographs were noted to show...