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THE BENEFITS OF TISSUE DONATION

A person who is a tissue donor can potentially help up to 75 people. Most tissue transplants take place at community hospitals during surgeries that repair injuries sustained by trauma or disease.
TISSUE
USES
RECOVERY AREA
BONE
Replace lost or damaged bone
Support bone, i.e., reconstruction after trauma or cancer, spinal fusion
• Upper and lower leg bones
• Section of the heel
• Hemi-pelvis
• Upper and lower arm bone
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Knee tendon and ligament repair
Uterine and bladder slings
• Patellar & Achilles tendons
• Fascia from thigh quadriceps
SKIN
Temporary covering for third-degree burns
Breast reconstruction
• Full thickness skin is removed from back, abdomen and legs
VESSELS
Bypass surgeries
Dialysis shunts
• Saphenous vein and femoral veins and arteries
HEART VALVES
Heart valve replacement, especially for children and women of childbearing age; recipients are not required to take anti-coagulants
• Whole heart removed. Aortic and pulmonic valves dissected for transplant
CORNEAS
Replace diseased or damaged corneas, reconstruction surgery post trauma
• Cornea removed

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