A Technique for the Reconstruction of the Limbs of Osteomuscular Tissue Donors^[*]

Abstract

The donation of bone and tendon tissues is an important source of biological material used in several surgical techniques. The removal of such tissues generates an important aesthetic sequel in the donor that requires limb reconstruction before returning the corpse to the relatives. The technique used by the Banco de Ossos do Paraná (Bone Bank from Paraná), Brazil, employs metal rebar, silicone tubes and nylon clamps to rebuild the limbs, it is easy to perform and has satisfactory aesthetic results.

Keywords

tissue and organ procurement - bone transplantation - rescontruction - bone banks

^* Work performed in the Group of Column Surgery, Service of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital Universitário Cajuru, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.

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