Our Vision
We will be recognised as a leading Australasian Musculoskeletal Tissue Bank by the community, medical profession, tissue banking industry, and government.
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Facts
Bone grafts are the 2nd most common “transplant” after blood transfusion.
PBTB is one of the premier Tissue Banks in Australia.
Bone grafts do not have to be tissue typed as for organ transplant.
Bone recipients do not require immunosuppressant therapy post operatively.
PBTB is a not-for-profit organisation and a Deductible Gift Recipient – financial donations over $2 are tax deductible.
Graft fees comprise costs of production such as:
- Retrieval costs
- Laboratory tests
- Processing costs – consumables / environmental monitoring
- Quality System costs
- Local freight & courier charges
- Staff salaries
- Facility rental & on costs such as electricity & rates
- Professional and product insurances
Our Values
Our core values are honesty, integrity, fairness and respect.
We have a total commitment to these values, shaping the way we do business for our employees, our clients and our organisation.
Our employees are the most valued asset of our organisation, essential participants with a shared responsibility in fulfilling our mission.
We recognise that the integrity, quality, motivation and performance of our employees are the key factors in achieving our success.
Our Purpose
To meet the demand for safe, high quality musculoskeletal tissue grafts by:
- Exploring, developing and applying new technology.
- Promoting tissue donation in the community.
- Striving for continuous improvement through research & collaboration within the tissue banking industry.
Testimonials
I recently needed to acquire a left proximal femoral allograft for one of my patients from the Perth Bone & Tissue Bank.
The graft was very satisfactory and I am grateful to the Bank for the service that was provided and the ease with which we were able to obtain this tissue.
P James Burn
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Christchurch NZ