Table 2.

General exclusion criteria

No permission from patient

Under aged donor (<18 years)

Active or recent systemic infection/sepsis

Active infection of transplantation tissue (especially coxitis/osteomyelitis)

Previously infected with tuberculosis

Active “slow-virus” infection or anamnesis in the past

Anamnesis of previous infection with hepatitis B or C, AIDS or AIDS related complex, or tested positive for HIV

Active or past syphilis infection

Recent (<4 weeks) vaccination with live vaccine (measles, yellow fever, mumps, polio, oral typhoid, rubella)

Rheumatoid arthritis

Diffuse connective tissue disorders/autoimmune diseases

Metabolic disorders

Existing insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Treatment with growth hormones

Chronic medication (especially corticosteroids)

Recent exposure to toxic substances

Malignancies

Donor location has been exposed to radiation

Chronic neurological disorders

Dementia

Language barrier or when patient does not understand the information for any reason (e.g. psychiatric patients)