• Trauma patients with bone defects

• Bone tumor patients requiring bone graft reconstruction

• Spinal deformity patients requiring bone grafting

• Joint replacement patients requiring bone augmentation

LinKou Chang Gung Bone Bank, founded in 1984, is one of Taiwan's first bone banks and now the world's largest single-institution bone bank, with over 10,000 cumulative allograft cases. Operating on a non-profit basis with the mission to 'deliver love, bridge clinical and research excellence,' the team integrates 43 attending surgeons and specialized professionals. The bank developed the world's leading computerized bone bank management system, achieving zero disease transmission and zero temperature abnormalities (including through the 921 earthquake). Annual recruitment success rate >95%; allograft infection rate globally lowest (overall 1.2%, clean surgery <1%). Annual throughput >500 cases; 85 bone transplant publications (world's most); 10 consecutive international surgical demonstration workshops attracting 500+ international participants; 25 research projects with total funding >NT$20 million.

• World's largest single-institution bone bank (500+ annual cases; 10,000+ cumulative)

• Globally leading self-developed computerized bone bank management system (30-second entry)

• Barcode-based tissue tracking for 100% matching accuracy

• Dual alert system for abnormal lab values (pop-up + SMS)

• Automated FIFO sorting to prevent expiry errors

• TFDA certified; regular third-party audits

• Annual bone bank throughput: >500 cases (2012, 2013)

• Cumulative allograft cases: >10,000

• Bone transplant-related publications: 85 (PubMed, world's most)

• International surgical demonstration workshops: 10 consecutive, 500+ international participants

• Research projects: 25, total funding >NT$20 million

• Annual bone recruitment success rate: >95%

• Overall allograft infection rate: 1.2% (lowest globally)

• Clean surgery infection rate: <1%

• Medical economic benefit: >NT$200 million saved vs. commercial bone bank

• Most cited publications: 158, 122, 112, 77, 75 citations

• Zero disease transmission cases (historical record)

• Zero temperature abnormality cases (including during 921 earthquake)

• TFDA certified

• Annual internal audits (twice/year)

• Quality improvement meetings every two months

• HEPA leak testing and environmental monitoring

• Patient satisfaction: >95% satisfied or very satisfied annually

• International pro bono complex cases: US melanoma (2013), Philippines osteosarcoma (2014), Malaysia congenital ichthyosis (2014, world-first)

• Restoring mobility to 10,000+ families: priceless

• 85 bone transplant-related publications: world's most (PubMed, to Jun 2014)

• Compared to AATB peer banks: highest in both volume and publications

• 10 consecutive international demonstration workshops; 500+ international trainees

• Most-cited paper: 158 citations (bone transplant in tumors and infections)

• Publications in top orthopedic journals: JBJS, BJJ, CORR

• Helped 10,000+ patients regain mobility; saved >NT$200 million in healthcare costs

• Globally leading computerized system serves as model for other institutions

• NGS applied to bone transplant safety monitoring

• International pro bono cases demonstrate Taiwan's medical soft power

• 25 research projects advancing frontier of bone transplant science