SUPPLY OF ALLOGRAFTS TO MALAYSIA UNDER THE RESEARCH EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

Six pieces of Bone Allografts were supplied to the Malaysian National Tissue Bank for Surgeries to be conducted in various Malaysian Hospitals. These allografts were supplied under the International Research Co-operation Programme of the Center, whereas the center provides the allografts on request to the neighbouring countries to be implanted in patients with dire need for them. Request for the grafts had been made since March 99. However due to non-sutiablility of time and proper availability of the stocks, it was not possible to immediately supply the grafts. Finally the allografts were handed over on the 23rd of April 1999 to Mr Go Bon Thong - Representative of National Tissue Bank, Malaysia. You are welcome to visit the steps of allograft evaluation, packaging and final hand over of the grafts as below:

 

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Fig 01: Pre-Operative X-ray of Knee of patient No 1 to be  replaced with a Classical Knee Allograft.

Fig 02: Pre-Operative X-ray (lateral view) of patient no 2 to be replaced with a Classical knee Allograft.

Fig 03: Pre-Operative X-ray(AP view) of patient no 2 showing the extensive damage done to the knee joint by the tumor.

Fig 04: Pre-Operative view of patient no 3 showing the destruction of the shoulder joint to be replaced with a Classical Shoulder Allograft.

Fig 05: Pre-Operative X-ray of patient no 4 showing the destruction of Proximal Femur to be replaced with Classical hip Allograft.

Fig 06: Pre-Operative X-ray of patient no 5 showing the destruction of Proximal Femur to be replaced with a Proximal Femur Allograft.

Fig 07: Packaging of Allografts in Dry Ice and thermocol container for transportation.

Fig 08: Pacakaging in Progress.

Fig 09: Handing over of Allografts to Mr Go Bon Thong, Representative of National Tissue Bank, Malaysia by the staffs of the Bangkok Biomaterial Center and the first batch of overseas Master Degree Students.

 

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