Bone & Connective Tissue

  • The gift of bone and connective tissues helps individuals with various orthopedic and neurosurgical conditions.
  • These tissues will be used in a variety of back, joint, and leg surgeries such as hip replacement, knee reconstruction, and spinal fusion.
  • In all, over one hundred people may benefit from the gift of bone and connective tissue donation from one person.
  • After the bone and soft tissues are recovered, procurement technicians replace the bone with prosthetics.