Movies Contributing to Bone Bank
-Dr. Lalit Kumar Setia
Practical consequences of Bone Transplantation:
Do you need transplantation of the musculoskeletal tissues of your body? In medical research, it has been proved that the best way to get issues for replacement of bones, from a biological point of view, i.e. to get it from the patient itself[i]. If a person’s bones are not possible to be used in his or her body for treatment of any disease; then the person requires getting the bones transplanted. The biggest complication is still there and that is the transmission of diseases from the donor to the recipient. However, with the developments in medical science, there are processes used to get rid of such transmission of diseases like using sterilization methods. Tissue banks are also being famous where tissues are harvested for the purpose of their use in hospitals whenever required to be transplanted. The tissues are generally kept in freezers at a temperature of 85 degrees Celsius below zero for harvesting purposes.Bone Donors:
The bone donors can be classified into two categories first is live donors and the second is cadaver donors. Needless to say, it is mandatory to seek consent from a donor or from the close relatives of the donor; before getting his or her bones donated. With the advancement in technological processes, the allogeneic bone from cadaver donors or live donors has been used successfully and due to such successful use, there is a need to develop more bone banks for procuring, processing, storing, and distributing donor's bones. Bones procured from cadaver donors typically include the humerus, ulna, femur, tibia, ribs, and iliac crest. Bones procured from a live donor typically include a femoral head, a tibial plateau, or ribs that are removed during a total hip replacement, total knee replacement, or thoracotomy, respectively[ii].The procedure of donating bones:
The surgical procedure that replaces missing or fractured bone in the human body is known as Bone Grafting. There is specialization in doctors, for various parts of the body where bone graft is needed like orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, pediatric surgeons, dental surgeons, etc. Bone grafting is more complex than surgery and requires more expertise; that is why it is costlier. In India, the first bone bank opened at Tamil Nad Hospital in Chennai[iii] in 1997. When the medicines proved to fail to treat human organs, the only solution that remains in the hands of doctors is organ transplantation. But the procurement of human organs has been the biggest challenge for doctors or hospitals. Needless to say, there can be no organ transplantation without an organ donor. Who will donate his or her organs? The living donors may suffer themselves if donate their organs but a cadaveric donor can donate organs including the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc.
Legal consequences in bone donations:
The government of India enacted the Transplantation of Human Organs Act-1994 which legalized brain death and regulated the removal, storage, and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes. The act was amended in the year 2011 wherein many new clauses were added to increase the rate of organ donation in the country[iv]. There is not a single bone bank available in North India. Due to the acute shortage of human organs for transplantation, it is needed to educate people, motivate them for being cadaveric donors and give consent to donate their bodies after death. Today, various Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) are working to promote the noble cause of organ donation. Recently, in 2016, a skin bank was set up in Sirsa, Haryana in North India; the first of its own kind, and that was inaugurated by Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, who used his earnings of ‘MSG 2 The Messenger’ for the establishment of MSG Global Skin Bank at Shah Satnam Ji Speciality Hospital by joining ribbons[v]. At the time of the inauguration of the skin bank, it was also stated by Saint Dr. MSG that a bone bank which will be the first bone bank in North India will be established and its noble cause will be organ transplantation.
Sponsoring the humble task of donating bones:
The earnings from the movies were utilized for making bone bank; with each successful movie, there was tremendous growth in the humanitarian deeds of Dera Sacha Sauda Sirsa. The production house ‘Hakikat Entertainment Private Limited’ was also supporting Saint Dr. MSG in this noble cause of setting up a bone bank in North India at Shah Satnam Ji Hospitals in Sirsa. With winning awards after awards in various activities of Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa; Saint Dr. MSG was growing as a spiritual leader of millions with washing out social evils by his tireless campaigns[vi]. The establishment of a bone bank will further contribute in increase humanitarian deeds by making bones available for transplantation.
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This article is written by Dr. Lalit Kumar Setia; a renowned author and trainer. The article was published on 19th July 2017 and last updated on 4th September 2021. The writer can be contacted on lalitkumarsetia@gmail.com
