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Show RR TENS wee Az DAILY Sindy, ay 18,286 H ERALD parts snatching case reverberates, some question the surgery Tenaer. Lindsey ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Every. a morethan | million Ame! have medical proceduresthat that use boneorothertissue from a cadaver — like disk replacements or dental implants. But whatif the donated tissue came from someone who died of cancer? Or AIDS? Or hepatitis? That worry caused by a ghoul- ish scandal in the’ business has led to distress for hundreds of people, and some prospective patients are now ing how they want their surgeries done. Ss familiar withthe situation say patients’ chances ofgetting a disease from the suspect tissue are small, but doctors are urging them to be tested. “This is diabolical ... if what has been alleged has been done,” said Dr. Saketem mec dic surgeon in il paaategrincenar ie ee eee grafts can be Investigators are trying to determine if a New Jersey company, Biomedical Tissue vicesof Fort Lee, sold bone and tissue illegally obtained from corpses that weretoo old, sick or otherwise ineligible to be do_nors. BTSclosedlast month. ‘The Food and Drug Adminis- teats ova arte Disease Control and Prevention say therisk of infection is low but unknown. So dozens of hospitals have contacted hundreds of patients around the country who got body parts traced to the company between early 2004 and September are being offered testing for AIDS,hepatitis and syphilis. Those are the three illnesses Body parts Q&A (@: When were these body parts used in surgery? A: Between early 2004 and September 2005. @: What type of tissue is involved? ‘A: Skin, bone and tendons. @ What kind of operations used these body parts? A: Surgeries to repair aging spinal discs, bad fractures and dental implants are some common uses. @ If I'm at risk, will my doctor notify me? * As The Food and Drug Administration is investigating and has advised doctors who implanted the suspect tissue to notify MO cenere nels) embarrassing varicoseveins. With eight board certified vascular specialists on-staff, Dee NCRCg. eaeg ae eTaCeaCCmEe celheeel Ce aresee teeaeee EeCSUeoeaUAeRay RleeeUe Le trgealCony cemile Ralbees cole amseei 5 eat MCR ciate patients and offer them tests for AIDS, hepatitis and syphilis — diseases with the mostlikely potential of being transmitted. @: If | received some of the suspect tissue, what are the chances | could get sick? A: The FDAsays chances are low, but unknown. @: How can we be sure most donated cadaver tissueIs safe? A: Experts say reputable tissue banks — where mosttissue comes from — test donor specimens for numerous diseases and discard tainted tissue. Tissue and bone also are sterilized before being shipped to hospitals. Call us at 367.8770 and get relief today. (@What are my options if | don’t want to use donor body parts? A: Sometimesyou can use boneor skin from your own body, but those operationsare oftenriskier, costlier, more painful INTERMOUNTAIN aahsds and require longer recovery. — Associated Press SALE Presidents' D that the FDA requires donor tissueto be tested for — singled out because they cause longlasting infections that pose a greaterrisk of transmission throughtransplanted tissue than short-lived infections. But some patients worry about tissue or bone from ies weakened by cancer, age or other ailments. Doctors concede that’s theoretically possible but unlikely to cause problems with the grafts. 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If it came back LorrieI couldn't handle that right Tiimiee'body pacts linked to the case nave been recalled. Companies that process the tissue for medical use are required to test and sterilize it. But still, some patients awaiting operations are scared. In the past week, two of Faneaass petieraslave totus donor parts and want to use their own bone for their surgeries. It’s a riskier, costlier and more painful option that Pineda said most patients used to shun. 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