MGH Bone Bank
The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Bone Bank was founded in 1971
under the direction of Dr. Henry J. Mankin as an effort of the Orthopaedic
Department to obtain bones for transplantation in limb sparing procedures
in bone cancer patients. In 1979, Dr. William Tomford was appointed Director
of the Bone Bank, and MGH assumed responsibility for its development. In 1989,
the MGH Bone Bank formed a bone recovery and procurement agreement with the
New England Organ Bank (NEOB). The MGH Bone Bank operates solely as an effort
of the MGH and the Orthopaedic Surgery Service of MGH.