In addition to organs such as heart, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas, there are numerous tissues that can also be transplanted.
Tissue transplants can be both life saving and life enhancing.
Transplants which improve quality of life are corneal transplants for visual impairment and bone transplants for limb reconstruction. One donor can provide tissue for many recipients undergoing various procedues reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, eye surgery, burns and plastic reconstructive surgery, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, ear nose and throat surgery, and dental surgery. Bone marrow can also be donated but only by living donors, such as a relative or another person with matching tissue. This tissue can become damaged as a result of disease, trauma, or infection. Corneal transplants can help restore vision in those with damaged or diseased corneas.