Compositions for repair of defects in osseous tissues, and methods of making the same

1. A tissue repair composition comprising (i) one or more bone component and (ii) a homogenized connective tissue or skin.

2. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the bone component is a demineralized bone fragment.

3. The tissue repair composition of claim 2 , wherein the composition comprises between about 20% and about 80% demineralized bone fragments.

4. The tissue repair composition of claim 2 , wherein the demineralized bone fragments comprises less than about 8 wt % residual calcium.

5. The tissue repair composition of claim 2 , wherein the tissue repair composition comprises a plurality of demineralized bone fragments.

6. The tissue repair composition of claim 5 , wherein the demineralized bone fragments are demineralized bone fibers having an average thickness of between about 0.1 mm and about 0.3 mm and an average width of between about 0.3 mm and about 1.0 mm.

7. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is in the form of a gel, a paste, a putty, or a rehydratable free-dried form.

8. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is injectable.

9. The tissue repair composition of claim 8 , wherein the composition is extrudable through a syringe having at least a 13 gauge tube or needle.

10. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises water, an aqueous solution, or a water miscible polar organic solvent.

11. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is aseptic or sterile.

12. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the bone component and/or the connective tissue or skin is derived from allogenic or xenogenic sources.

13. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the bone component is cancellous, cortical, or cortico-cancellous bone.

14. The tissue repair composition of claim 13 , wherein the composition comprises bone components from more than one type of bone tissue.

15. The tissue repair composition of claim 14 , wherein the bone component is a bone particle or a bone fiber.

16. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the homogenized connective tissue or skin is prepared from connective tissue or skin obtained from a single source.

17. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the homogenized connective tissue or skin is prepared from connective tissue or skin obtained from a single vertebrate source.

18. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the homogenized connective tissue or skin is derived from at least one of a human source, a bovine source, an equine source, a porcine source, an ovine source, a caprine source and a piscene source.

19. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the bone component is a demineralized, cortical bone particle.

20. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the bone component is a demineralized, cancellous bone.

21. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the tissue repair composition comprises the homogenized connective tissue, and the homogenized connective tissue is a homogenized cartilage tissue.

22. The tissue repair composition of claim 21 , wherein the bone component is a demineralized bone.

23. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the tissue repair composition comprises the homogenized connective tissue, and the homogenized connective tissue is crudely fragmented connective tissue having an average diameter greater than about 50 microns and less than about 0.5 cm.

24. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the tissue repair composition comprises the bone component in an amount of between about 5 wt % and about 80 wt % of the tissue repair composition.

25. The tissue repair composition of claim 1 , wherein the tissue repair composition comprises the bone component in an amount of between about 30 wt % and about 50 wt % of the tissue repair composition.