LUCKNOW, Aug. 3 -- The King George's Medical University (KGMU) on Monday inaugurated the state's first Comprehensive Bone and Tissue Bank, a facility aimed at strengthening advanced reconstructive and transplant surgeries.

Clinical services are expected to begin within the next few days after the remaining statutory approvals are received.

Developed by the department of orthopaedics, the bank will handle the complete chain of retrieval, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of bone allografts, ligaments, tendons and other musculo-skeletal tissues. Officials said it is expected to directly support surgeries related to complex trauma, bone tumours, revision joint replacements, spinal disorders, sports injuries and limb salvag...