While the human body is amazingly resilient, it can sometimes be pushed beyond its limits. If your doctor has told you that you need something called an allograft tissue implant to repair damage done to your body, this website will give you important information we hope you’ll find helpful.
An allograft is tissue that is surgically transplanted from one person to another. You may find it reassuring to know that allografts have been used successfully for more than 150 years, and approximately one million allografts are transplanted each year in the United States in procedures that include:
We invite you to learn more about allografts. Please explore this website for additional information. And if you’d like to share your donor or recipient story with us, please
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Myth: I will get a disease such as HIV or cancer from donated tissue.
With an increased demand for allograft tissue, the availability of safe allografts has become a focus of the tissue industry, surgeons, and patients alike. The safety of any tissue is contingent upon three stages – donor screening, laboratory testing and tissue preparation validated to address potential disease transmission.