Injury
Volume 40, Issue 12 , Pages 1260-1264 , December 2009

Fresh-frozen vs. irradiated allograft bone in orthopaedic reconstructive surgery

  • D.J. Costain

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • R.W. Crawford

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Research Unit, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 5th Floor, Clinical Sciences Building, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Queensland, Australia 4032. Tel.: +61 7 3139 4481; fax: +61 7 3139 4043.

Received 2 February 2008 ,Revised 22 December 2008 ,Accepted 19 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.01.116

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