I got curious. Apparently they are from cow bones and are processed at high temps to avoid immune rejection.
Xenogenic bone is derived from non-living bone of another species, usually a cow. The bone is processed at very high temperatures to avoid the potential for immune rejection and contamination. Like allogenic grafts, xenogenic grafts serve as a framework for bone from the surrounding area to grow and fill the void. Source
There are different kinds of grafts though that do include cadaver or auto-grafting, but I am 99% sure my doctor said mine was cow bone.
I didn’t realise that this was a thing.
I guess your body just kind of tolerates bone for some reason? Usually for transplants you need meds to suppress your immune system forever.
I got curious. Apparently they are from cow bones and are processed at high temps to avoid immune rejection.
There are different kinds of grafts though that do include cadaver or auto-grafting, but I am 99% sure my doctor said mine was cow bone.
Yeah right. I guess if you process it so it’s just calcium or something rather than living tissue.