Allograft Ligament Safety
Questions of Interest to Patients:
What is the difference between an “allograft” vs. “autograft” knee ligament implant?
How safe are allograft ligament implants?
Can my knee become infected, or can I contract a transmissible disease, from an implanted ligament allograft?
What safety measures do tissue banks take to prevent allograft contamination and patient infection?
Why doesn’t the FDA require that all tissue allografts be certified as sterile?
Can more be done to improve allograft tissue safety?
Does the technology exist to sterilize knee ligament allografts without compromising their strength?
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