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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.

 

 

 

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