title: Musculoskeletal allograft risks and recalls in the United States.
abstract: There have been several improvements to the US tissue banking industry over the past decade. Tissue banks had limited active government regulation until 1993, at which time the US Food and Drug Administration began regulatory oversight because of reports of disease transmission from allograft tissues. Reports in recent years of disease transmission associated with the use of allografts have further raised concerns about the safety of such implants. A retrospective review of allograft recall data was performed to analyze allograft recall by tissue type, reason, and year during the period from January 1994 to June 30, 2007. During the study period, more than 96.5% of all allograft tissues recalled were musculoskeletal. The reasons underlying recent musculoskeletal tissue recalls include insufficient or improper donor evaluation, contamination, recipient infection, and positive serologic tests. Infectious disease transmission following allograft implantation may occur if potential donors are not adequately evaluated or screened serologically during the prerecovery phase and if the implant is not sterilized before implantation.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Institute, Center for Spine Health, The Cleveland Clinic, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Mroz
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Steinmetz
authors.forename: Isador H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Lieberman
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D046148:Donor Selection; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012449:Safety; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019737:Transplants; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence