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Organizational and investigational aspects of bone banking in Belgium
C Delloye1, J De Halleux, O Cornu
1Department of microbiology, St-Luc Clinic, Brussels, Belgium.
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Our experience with the bone banking methodology that we have used over the last years is reported. The technical and investigational aspects of the procurement, storage and treatment of the donor bone and related tissues are presented. For different purposes, we have prepared sterile and nonsterile procured implants. Appropriate donor selection and sterility controls remain the two major concerns of bone banking activities.
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