Document 0128
 DOCN  M9470128
 TI    Human bone and tissue allografts. Preparation and safety.
 DT    9409
 AU    Buck BE; Malinin TI; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation,
       University of; Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101.
 SO    Clin Orthop. 1994 Jun;(303):8-17. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94251991
 AB    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.
 DE    Bone Transplantation  Connective Tissue/TRANSPLANTATION  Cross
       Infection/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Human  HIV Infections/TRANSMISSION
       Multiphasic Screening  Safety  Tissue Banks  *Tissue Donors  Tissue
       Preservation/*STANDARDS  Transplantation, Homologous  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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