Joshua C. Cohan(L) and Lawrence R. Cohan(R) of Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky. Courtesy photos Joshua C. Cohan(L) and Lawrence R. Cohan(R) of Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky. Courtesy photos

In 2021 in America, over 100 patients went to their local hospitals for orthopedic surgery but got much more than they bargained for—a case of tuberculosis from a contaminated human tissue product used in their surgeries. The human tissue industry is a rapidly growing part of the medical landscape but recent issues have brought to light certain flaws in the industry.