Future of allografts in sports medicine.
Allografts play a prominent role in sports medicine, and their usage has increased dramatically over the past few decades, but the role of allograft in the future of sports medicine largely depends on several factors: (1) the ability of the tissue banking industry to convince both surgeons and the general population that tissue procurement is safe and nearly disease-free, (2) the ability to sterilize tissue with minimal compromise to tissue integrity, (3) successful clinical outcomes with allograft, and (4) the advent of artificial scaffolds and ligaments that function as well.
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Christopher D
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UPMC Sports Performance Complex, UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3200 S. Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, USA. harnercd@msx.upmc.edu
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Marvin Y
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D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D006801:Humans; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D055034:Osteochondrosis / Q000601:surgery; D013178:Sports Medicine; D013242:Sterilization; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous