Systematic Reviews
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World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2016; 7(6): 392-400
Published online Jun 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i6.392
Allograft tissue irradiation and failure rate after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review
Jesse Dashe, Robert L Parisien, Antonio Cusano, Emily J Curry, Asheesh Bedi, Xinning Li
Jesse Dashe, Robert L Parisien, Antonio Cusano, Emily J Curry, Xinning Li, Depatment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine - Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, United States
Asheesh Bedi, Depatment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, United States
Author contributions: Dashe J, Parisien RL, Cusano A and Curry EJ were in charge of manuscript write up and assisted with performing the systematic review; Dashe J, Parisien RL, Cusano A, Curry EJ, Bedi A and Li X all reviewed and approved the final version of this manuscript before submission; Bedi A and Li X designed the research study and performed critical review and edits of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report no conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript.
Data sharing statement: All data for this manuscript is available by contacting the corresponding author at xinning.li@gmail.com.
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Correspondence to: Xinning Li, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine - Boston Medical Center, 850 Harrison Avenue - Dowling 2 North, Boston, MA 02118, United States. xinning.li@gmail.com
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Received: July 18, 2015
Peer-review started: July 23, 2015
First decision: October 17, 2015
Revised: January 23, 2016
Accepted: March 24, 2016
Article in press: March 25, 2016
Published online: June 18, 2016
Core Tip

Core tip: The dose of gamma irradiation is directly correlated with increased failure rate of allograft in both in vitro and in vivo studies. Optimal gamma irradiation dose is less than 2.2 Mrad and should be performed in the setting of a low temperature.