Abstract
Currently, modern tissue banks routinely supply requested bone and soft- tissue allografts. These allografts are safe if tissue-bank personnel adhere to the existing methodology for excluding any donors with potential for disease transmission. The authors' discard rate after excision of tissues has been approximately 18%, reflecting their concern for allograft safety. The preparation of significant numbers of allografts is labor intensive and very expensive, as is multiphasic screening of donors. However, long-term success with a large number of bone or soft-tissue recipient patients has led physicians and patients to have confidence in the safety of allografts prepared as described.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8-17 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Clinical orthopaedics and related research |
| Issue number | 303 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine