Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Publication date: 2007-12-01
Volume: 73 Pages: 754 - 759
Publisher: Acta Medica Belgica

Author:

Meermans, Geert
Roos, Jaak ; Hofkens, Lieven ; Cheyns, Paul

Keywords:

bone bank, community hospital, allograft bone, femoral-head, experience, transplantation, pathology, storage, donor, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Orthopedics, ALLOGRAFT BONE, FEMORAL-HEAD, EXPERIENCE, TRANSPLANTATION, PATHOLOGY, STORAGE, DONOR, Belgium, Bone Banks, Bone Transplantation, Contraindications, Femur Head, Hospitals, Community, Humans, Transplantation, Homologous

Abstract:

Major orthopaedic operations are now also performed in community hospitals. Because allografts are sometimes used during these procedures, local bone banking could become an essential tool.