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M
ore than 1 million skin,
tissue and bone allografts
are used each year in the
United States. "But the
chance of getting an infec-
tion from implanted grafts is pretty close to
zero, because of the steps many banks take
to ensure the safety of donor tissue," says
Ross Wilkins, MD, the medical director at
The Denver Clinic for Extremities at Risk
and senior medical director at AlloSource, a
non-profit tissue bank in Centennial, Colo.
Here are 3 tips to ensure your facility part-
ners with a reputable provider.
A L L O G R A F T S
All Tissue Banks
Are Not the Same
3 steps to ensure
your grafts are safe
and effective.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
CUT ABOVE Look for tissue banks that
exceed minimum safety requirements.
Daniel Cook
Executive Editor
