Originally Posted by
watersnowdirt
Friend decided to do cadaver graft. She sends many thanks for all the good advice!!
Tell her good luck and fast healing!
I had a cadaver graft on my right knee and I think it's worked out well. The faster healing time meant I didn't lose as much muscle as I did when I had my hamstring graft, so I think that was a plus. And my doc said that's the route he'd go - and most of his patients who avoid it do so just because they're weirded out by the dead tissue. Honestly I've never even thought about it after doing some research. The numbers on disease transmission from a cadaver graft were SO low it didn't seem like something I should worry about. I mean there are other complications from surgery in general that would be a lot more likely if I wanted to worry about something...
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow, what a Ride!"
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