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Author:   Abdul Aziz Nather (National Univ Health System, S'pore) ,  Glyn O Phillips (Research Transfer Ltd & Phillips Hydrocolloids Research Ltd, Uk) ,  D Michael Strong (Puget Blood Sound Center & Program) ,  R Von Versen (Dizg German Inst For Cell And Tissue Replacement, Germany)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.671kg
ISBN:  

9789810235345

ISBN 10:   9810235348
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   25 September 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

The contribution of Kenneth W. Sell to the progress of tissue banking - Kenneth W. Sell - reflections on a successful life; brief history of the United States Navy Tissue Bank and Transplantation Programme; Captain Kenneth Sell's living legacy; American Association of Tissue Banks - the present and future; progress in blood transfusion and marrow transplantation - the red blood cell transfusion trigger; marrow transplantation from donors unrelated to patients - the role of the Department of Defense; marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; immunological developments in support of orthopaedic surgery - cardiac myocytes as rare targets of cell-mediated immune responses; immunobiology of bone allografts - current knowledge; cryopreservation of organs and tissue - surgical reconstruction of allograft - cryopreservation of tissues and organs; a 20-year experience with hypothermic pulsatile perfusion as the primary mode of renal preservation; preservation of chondrocyte viability during long-term refrigerated storage of osteochondral allografts; the effects of cryopreservation and irradiation on human patellar tendon allografts; osseous and osteochondral transplantation - long-term results of allograft replacement in the management of bone tumours - a retrospection; long-term results of fresh osteochondral allografts for osteochondral defects of the knee secondary to trauma or osteochondritis dissecans; the contribution of tissue banking in cardiovascular surgery and neurosurgery - neurosurgical applications of allogeneic tissue; cardiovascular tissue transplantation; banking and clinical use of human skin, biological membranes and acellular dermis - human skin banking - past, present and future; biological skin cover - banking and application; evaluation of collagen membranes as biological dressings; experience in the use of foetal membranes for the treatment of burns and other skin defects; acellular human dermis for in vitro and in vivo skin grafting.

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... is a fundamental work for specialists in tissue banking as well as for doctors engaged in surgical and non-surgical disciplines. It is beyond doubt a great contribution to this sphere of knowledge and the authors deserve due appreciation. ACTA Chirugiae Plasticae, 1999 ... This book, or more correctly this series, is highly recommended to all practitioners, nurses, scientists and administrators in the field of tissue banking ... This series should be on the shelf of every tissue bank in addition to their books of procedures and references. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

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