UP’s first comprehensive bone and tissue bank opens at KGMU

King George's Medical University (KGMU) inaugurated Uttar Pradesh's first Comprehensive Bone and Tissue Bank.

The bank will handle retrieval, processing, preservation, storage, and distribution of bone allografts, ligaments, tendons, and other musculoskeletal tissues.

It will support surgeries for complex trauma, bone tumours, revision joint replacements, spinal disorders, sports injuries, and limb salvage procedures.

Every graft will undergo donor screening, infection testing, and scientific processing with a unique Bone Bank ID for traceability.

The facility will also serve plastic surgery, neurosurgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental specialties, oncology, and burns and reconstructive surgery.