Knowledge on Bone Banking among Participants in an Orthopaedic Conference: A Preliminary Survey
- Author:
Mohd S, BSc, Yusof N, PhD, Ramalingam S, BSc, Ng WM, MS Orth, Mansor A, MS Orth
- Publication Type:Article
- Keywords:
Awareness, bone banking, bone graft, knowledge,
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2017;11(2):1-6
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Despite increasing use of bone graft in Malaysia, there was
still lack of data to quantify knowledge level on bone
banking among orthopaedic community who are involved in
transplantation related work. Therefore, a survey on
awareness in tissue banking specifically bone banking, usage
and choice of bone grafts was conducted. From 80
respondents, 82.5% were aware about tissue banking
however only 12.5% knew of the existence of tissue banks in
Malaysia. Femoral head was the bone allograft most often
used as a substitute to autograft. Only 34.8% respondents
preferred irradiated bone grafts whilst 46.9% preferred nonirradiated,
indicating the need to educate the importance of
radiation for sterilising tissues. Exhibition was the most
preferred medium for awareness programme to disseminate
information about bone banking in the orthopaedic
community. The professional awareness is necessary to
increase the knowledge on the use of bone graft, hence to
increase bone transplantation for musculoskeletal surgeries
in the country.
