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Archive > October, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 10

6 Tips for Safe Tissue Handling

Here's how to minimize the risk of infection during allograft procedures.

Mai Pham, Contributing Editor

Allografts are a valuable treatment option for complicated orthopedic cases done on an outpatient basis, but questions regarding their safety persist, fueled by a few well-publicized infections attributed to contaminated grafts. Grafts that aren't properly processed can cause lethal or debilitating infections in recipient patients, but the experts we talked to say allografts are safe when an accredited tissue bank supplies them and you follow the appropriate surgical techniques. Here's what you can do to limit infection during allograft procedures.

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