Histological study of fresh versus frozen semitendinous muscle tendon allografts.
Clinics (Sao Paulo)
; 65(3): 297-303, 2010 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-20360921
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to histologically analyze allografts from cadaveric semitendinous muscle after cryopreservation at -80 degrees C in comparison to a control group kept at only -4 degrees C to test the hypothesis that the histological characteristics of the tissue are maintained when the tendons are kept at lower temperatures. METHODS: In a tissue bank, 10 semitendinous tendons from 10 cadavers were frozen at -80 degress C as a storage method for tissue preservation. They were kept frozen for 40 days, and then a histological study was carried out. Another 10 tendon samples were analyzed while still "fresh". RESULTS: There was no histological difference between the fresh and frozen samples in relation to seven variables. CONCLUSIONS: Semitendinous muscle tendon allografts can be submitted to cryopreservation at -80 degrees C without suffering histological modifications.
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Assunto principal:
Tendões
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Criopreservação
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Músculo Esquelético
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clinics (Sao Paulo)
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos