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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1989; 02(01): 37-39
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633187
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Effect of Deep Freezing and Freeze-Drying on the Mechanical Properties of Split Canine Patellar Tendons

D. D. Lewis
*   From the Department of Surgical Sciences
,
K. M. Johnston
**   From the College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
,
M. S. Bloomberg
*   From the Department of Surgical Sciences
,
G. J. Miller
**   From the College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
,
P. A. Indelicato
**   From the College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
,
F. Glowczewskie
**   From the College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
,
M. Salzburg
*   From the Department of Surgical Sciences
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Allograft - Patellar tendon - Lateral cruciate ligament
 

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