Living bone donation programme

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For further information on our Bone Donation During Surgery Programme, please get in touch.

If you need to have a hip replacement operation, it is possible for you to donate the bone which will be removed during the surgery.

If you are having your hip surgery at one of the hospitals where we offer the Bone Donation During Surgery Programme you should discuss this with a member of the pre-operative assessment team for further advice. Alternatively, please contact us using the link above.

Please click on a question below for more information about our bone donation programme.

Why donate bone?

Can I donate live bone in every hospital?

Unfortunately donation is currently not possible for every hospital. We work in partnership with specific hospitals within England where trained staff are able to discuss the donation options with you.

We manage this donation programme in the following hospitals throughout England:

Aintree University Hospital
BMI The Chiltern Hospital
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Cannock Chase Hospital
Clifton Park Hospital
Cumberland Infirmary
Elective Orthopaedic Centre based at Epsom General Hospital
Friarage Hospital
Hexham General Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Peterborough City Hospital
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex
Queens Hospital, Burton
Royal Bournemouth General Hospital
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham
Solihull Hospital
SPIRE Cambridge Lea Hospital
Stepping Hill Hospital
The Horder Centre for Arthritis
University of Hartlepool Hospital
Wansbeck Hospital
West Suffolk Hospital
Wrightington Hospital

Does donating my bone affect my hip replacement surgery?

How do I donate my bone?

What happens when I donate?

If the donation goes ahead, a sample of your blood will be taken on the day prior to your surgery.

During your hip surgery, the hip bone will be removed and transfered to our specialised tissue facility.

Following a successful donation, your blood sample will be tested for blood-borne diseases in the same way as during blood donation.

If your donation is to be used for clinical transplantation, we may need you to have a second blood sample taken approximately six months after your surgery. For medical or other reasons it sometimes may not be possible to accept your donation.

Will the bone I donate be used for a transplant straightaway?

Testing of bone donors

If you agree to donate your bone you will be tested to ensure that you do not carry certain viruses. This is done simply with a blood sample that will be taken during your operation. The blood test may need to be repeated approximately six months later.

During your operation your surgeon may decide that your bone is not suitable for donation. Should this happen your blood will not be tested.

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