Bone and soft tissue procurement.

Most health professionals are aware of the criteria that need to be met to secure organ donation. Bone and soft tissue procurement is another issue, however. Even though allografts have been used since the 1880s, new techniques and an increase in the possible uses for allografts have recently increased the demand for bone and soft tissue. The criteria for choosing a bone donor is similar to organ donors with one major exception. A bone and soft tissue donor does not need the special circumstances of brain death.