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
Ashleigh was first diagnosed with a significant scoliosis in April 2006. She collapsed while she was practicing for a gym competition and her back went into a serious spasm. Even though she had been a competitive gymnast since she was 6 years old, this was the first indication that there was anything wrong with her back.
From that time she seemed to be in constant pain. She wore a brace for 12 months and in that time her curvature improved, however after only 24 hours out of the brace, the lumbar curve had collapsed again.
Ashleigh underwent a posterior spinal fusion ( T9 – L4) which was a huge success. Just over a year later she is doing really well, finishing year 12 and getting as fit and strong as she can.
If Ashleigh had not had access to the bone bank for the bone grafts needed in her operation, her family have no doubt that her recovery would have been much slower and more difficult.
Ashleigh & Jennifer Bester