ADVANCES IN TISSUE BANKING, VOL 3 - v. 3.

This important book provides new information about the inter-disciplinary field of tissue banking and related clinical applications, and complements the previous two volumes.

It gives comprehensive coverage of the regulatory framework of the subject, as well as production and sterilisation of tissue allografts (bone, skin and new substitutes).

The use of tissue allografts in orthopaedic and replacement surgery for the treatment of burns, etc. is described.Contents:Donor Evaluation and Tissue Contamination:Evaluation of a Suitable Donor with Primary Tumours of the Central Nervous SystemPositive Donor Cornea Rim Cultures in Eye Banking: Risk Factors and Clinical Significance — A ReviewBacterial Contamination of Post-Mortal Bone AllograftsBone Allografts:The Use of Freeze-Dried Mineralised and Demineralised BoneOsteoarticular Allografts and Megaprostheses Reconstruction in Bone Tumour SurgeryBiology of Demineralised Bone and Its Clinical UseClinical Effectiveness of Demineralised Bone Matrix Assayed in Human Cell CultureProcessing Factors Contributing to Production of Maximally Osteoinductive Demineralised Ground Bone for Use in Orthopaedic or Peridontal ApplicationsAllograft and Replacement Skin:The Use of Allogeneic Skin in BurnsExpanding the Use of Allograft Skin: The Properties and Use of Acellular Dermal MatrixImmunological Responses to Tissue Grafts and Tissue ImplantsHeart Valves:A Review of New Developments in Heart Valve Processing and ImplantationImmunogenicity and Fate of Cryopreserved Allograft (Homograft) ValvesProcessing and Sterilisation:Quality System for the Radiation Sterilisation of Tissue AllograftsSurgical Femoral Head Allograft Processing System Using Moderate HeatA New Biomaterial Allograft: Hylan:A New Biomaterial Tissue Allograft: Hylan, a Hyaluronan DerivativeTissue Banking in the Asia-Pacific RegionReadership: Orthopaedic surgeons, general surgeons, neurosurgeons, cardiologists, transplant surgeons, cryobiologists, health regulators, tissue bankers and burn specialists.