«Resurfacing a joint with
donated bone and cartilage tissue is often a better option for young patients with active lifestyles,» said Brett Crist, M.D., an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the MU School of Medicine and lead author of the study.
And if someone is also a tissue donor — meaning they would donate bone, tendons, cartilage, connective tissue, skin, corneas, sclera, heart valves, and vessels — they can save, or change, the lives of nearly 75 peop
And if someone is also a tissue donor — meaning they would
donate bone, tendons,
cartilage, connective tissue, skin, corneas, sclera, heart valves,
and vessels — they can save, or change, the lives of nearly 75 peop
and vessels — they can save, or change, the lives of nearly 75 people.