Tissue Information
Every day, men, women and children undergo surgery
that enables them to resume healthy, productive lives following serious injury
and illness because a donor made the generous decision to give tissue as a final
legacy. The possibilities for tissue transplantation are vast …
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One tissue
donor has the potential to help an average of 50 people.
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Donated
tissues may include skin, bones, ligaments, veins and heart valves.
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1.5 million
tissue transplants were performed in the United States last year.
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How tissue
can restore function:
Bone
– spinal injuries, fusions, hand, foot and ankle surgery, dental procedures,
repair due to fracture or trauma.
Tendons, Ligaments
– knee repair, ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reattachments.
Heart Valves
– defects, children born with damaged valves, diseased valves.
Skin –
critically burned patients, post mastectomy reconstruction, hernia repair.
Veins –
limb salvation from amputation due to peripheral vascular disease, bypass
surgeries, coronary artery disease and dialysis grafts.
Currently, there are
100,735 patients on the national waiting list. See how you can help....
One tissue donor has the potential to help an average of 50 people. Learn how you can be that ONE....
Eye donor's give sight back to two people through the miracle of corneal transplantation. See how you can become someone's miracle....
