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SATELLITE BONE DONATION PROGRAMME The TMH Tissue bank has a bone donation programme that enables individuals undergoing surgery to donate tissues which would ordinarily be discarded. Participating in our tissue donation programme benefits affiliated surgeons and their patients. Tissues are made available first to the members of our bone donation programme and then to non-member clients. This policy assures appropriate incentives for recovery efforts and encourages proactive involvement by physicians in hospital and public education about donation. Bone donated in this way is procured after appropriate screening of the donor by one of the surgeons participating in our bone donation programme and the written consent of the donor. The donated tissue is then transported to the TMH Tissue Bank along with a blood sample of the donor for serological testing. Donated Femoral Heads
Individuals with osteoarthritis who are undergoing a primary hip replacement, and who are otherwise healthy, or those undergoing treatment for a femoral neck fracture, donate the bone that is removed in the course of their surgery. This bone which is normally discarded when replaced with a prosthetic implant, is salvaged and processed for transplantation. Donated Tibial Slices Similarly, tibial shavings from total knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis, or bone wedges from tibial osteotomies are donated and preserved in the Tissue Bank. Donated Long bones Bone is also procured from limbs that are donated following amputations after proper medical assessment. BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP Surgeons participating in our bone donation programme derive the following benefits:
Surgeons interested in participating in our bone donation programme may please contact the Tissue Bank for further information. |
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