1989
Allograft incorporation: A biomechanical evaluation in a rat model
Pelker R, McKay J, Troiano N, Panjabi M, Friedlaender G. Allograft incorporation: A biomechanical evaluation in a rat model. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 1989, 7: 585-589. PMID: 2786956, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100070417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLewis ratsLevel of freezingImmunologic responseSprague-Dawley rat femursRat modelImmune responseAllogeneic boneFresh allograftsOsteosynthesis siteBiomechanical evaluationBiomechanical testingBiologic responseSubsequent healingAllograftsRat femurRatsIntact boneBoneFemurSignificant levelsResponseTransplantationTransplantGraftWeeks
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