Clinical orthopaedics and related research
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Oct 2012
Allogenic serum improves cold preservation of osteochondral allografts.
Although several types of culture medium have been used for preservation of osteochondral allografts, the viability of chondrocytes decreases with increasing storage duration. We previously showed the University of Wisconsin solution is more suitable for graft preservation than culture medium. ⋯ The use of allogenic serum-supplemented University of Wisconsin solution is expected to prolong the duration of osteochondral allograft storage and result in higher-quality grafts.