Alachua, Fla.-based RTI Biologics donated 35 bone allograft implants to the Pennsylvania-based charity, CURE International.
The allograft donation — which included demineralized bone matrix powder, illium strip tricortical and hemi femoral shaft — will help more than 30 children at AIC-CURE International Children's Hospital of Kenya in Kijabe, a 30-bed orthopedic and pediatric teaching hospital for economically disadvantaged patients.
The implants will likely be used to treat pediatric patients with tuberculosis, which affects the spine and joints. Allografts are an alternative to synthetic and metal implants and allow the patients' bodies to develop the material into its own tissue over time.
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The allograft donation — which included demineralized bone matrix powder, illium strip tricortical and hemi femoral shaft — will help more than 30 children at AIC-CURE International Children's Hospital of Kenya in Kijabe, a 30-bed orthopedic and pediatric teaching hospital for economically disadvantaged patients.
The implants will likely be used to treat pediatric patients with tuberculosis, which affects the spine and joints. Allografts are an alternative to synthetic and metal implants and allow the patients' bodies to develop the material into its own tissue over time.
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