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. 2022 Jun 1;480(6):1220-1221.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002182. Epub 2022 Mar 17.

CORR Insights®: The High-cycle Fatigue Life of Cortical Bone Allografts Is Radiation Sterilization Dose-dependent: An In Vitro Study

William R Walsh  1
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CORR Insights®: The High-cycle Fatigue Life of Cortical Bone Allografts Is Radiation Sterilization Dose-dependent: An In Vitro Study

William R Walsh. Clin Orthop Relat Res. .
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