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Frozen autografts: an alternative to graft disposal
Alex Cowey1, T Clough, P Hirst
1Department of Orthopaedics, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK. alexcowley@doctors.org.uk
The Knee
|April 16, 2002
Abstract:
The use of fresh frozen tendon allografts is a well-documented surgical technique. We present a case where a harvested semitendinosus autograft was preserved by deep-freezing, having abandoned the initial procedure due to infection. After treatment of the infection the graft was subsequently used to reconstruct the postero-lateral corner complex with no deleterious effect at 1 year.