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healing bones, for example — price is not as important as tissue
quality, accuracy of the tissue's measurements and the bank's service,
says Dr. Wilkins.
No matter which grafts you use, Dr. Wilkins suggests you
involve surgeon-users in the selection process, because they're
ultimately responsible for case outcomes. He also believes patient
safety should drive your decision-making when shopping your
options. Tissue banks have agreed to establish individual bar-
coded tissue identifiers over the next 2 years so every piece of tis-
sue can be tracked back to the original donor. That will help link
adverse events to specific banks so you'll be able to better assess
their safety records. "It's an evolving system," says Dr. Wilkins,
"but everyone is interested in making the process safer."
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