Myongji Hospital Signs Agreement with Korea Public Tissue Bank to Promote Human Tissue Donation

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Myongji Hospital announced on the 17th that it has signed a business agreement with the Korea Public Tissue Bank to promote human tissue donation.

Myongji Hospital will be responsible for confirming the intention to donate bone fragments (Knee Slice) removed during artificial hip and knee replacement surgeries, as well as testing and harvesting these tissues. Meanwhile, the Korea Public Tissue Bank will handle the production and distribution of grafts using the donated human tissues.

Kim Jin-gu, director of Myongji Hospital, said, “Compared to advanced donor countries overseas, Korea has a relatively small number of human tissue donors, so most grafts are imported. Since Myongji Hospital has a large number of leading orthopedic surgeons and performs many surgeries, we believe we can contribute to the activation of human tissue donation, including femoral heads.”

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