Histological Study of Fresh Versus Frozen Semitendinous Muscle Tendon Allografts
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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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