Sterilization of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) allografts is an important prerequisite to prevent disease transmission. However, mechanical tissue properties are compromised by most current sterilization procedures, so that uncompromised sterilization of allografts is difficult to achieve. Hypothesis/
Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Service, Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Campus Mitte, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, Berlin, Germany. arnd.hoburg@charite.de
