Transplantable Organs and Tissues
A variety of organs and tissues can be used for allografts, including:
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair
- Joint reconstruction in the knee and ankle
- Meniscal replacement
- Reconstruction due to cancer or trauma
- Ridge augmentation in dental procedures
- Shoulder repair
- Spinal fusion
- Urological procedures
- skin transplants
- corneal transplants
- heart transplants
- heart valves
- lung transplantation
- Intestinal transplantation (Isolated Small Bowel, Intestine & Liver, Multivisceral)
- liver transplants
- kidney transplants
- bone marrow transplants
- bone allograft
- ligament or tendon allograft
Read more about this topic: Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
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