1987
Biomechanical Aspects of Bone Autografts and Allografts
Pelker R, Friedlaender G. Biomechanical Aspects of Bone Autografts and Allografts. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 1987, 18: 235-239. PMID: 3561975, DOI: 10.1016/s0030-5898(20)30387-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical propertiesLarge torsional loadsLocal biomechanical environmentCompressive loadTorsional loadsFreeze-dried graftsFreeze-dried boneMechanical issuesBiomechanical responseLoadBiomechanical environmentBiomechanical aspectsBiomechanical perspectivePropertiesNormal biomechanicsFixation devicesBone graftDonor boneDevicesFrozen boneSkeletal reconstruction
1983
Biomechanical Properties of Bone Allografts
Pelker R, Friedlaender G, Markham T. Biomechanical Properties of Bone Allografts. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 1983, 174: 54-57. PMID: 6339144, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-198304000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrthopaedic oncology serviceLow-grade tumorsPresence of recurrenceRelationship of complicationsMassachusetts General HospitalAllograft fractureOncology servicesAllograft implantationFunctional statusSkin sloughGeneral HospitalBone allograftIntramedullary rodFunctional restorationPatientsBenign conditionsResectionBone conditionsCadaveric segmentsComplicationsGraftBiomechanical propertiesTumorsMore yearsInfection