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Establishing a composite tissue allograft registry
Author(s) -
Armata Thomas A.,
Blanton John W.,
Thacker Leroy R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2752(2000)20:8<466::aid-micr20>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine
Currently there is no international registry for composite tissue allografts (CTA), but there have been discussions about creating such a registry. This article discusses the advantages/benefits, and disadvantages of establishing an international composite tissue registry. It also looks at some of the potential pitfalls that may hinder the long‐term survival of the effort and makes recommendations as to how to avoid them based on the experience of other registries. It is our belief that now is the time for the formation of a CTA registry. There is a strong consensus among the transplanting centers for its formation. If properly constructed, a scientific registry on CTA will be a true attribute to the scientific and medical communities. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Microsurgery 24:466–469 2000