title: Organizational and investigational aspects of bone banking in Belgium.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of microbiology, St-Luc Clinic, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delloye
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Halleux
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cornu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wegmann
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Buccafusca
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gigi
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous