title: The role of the skin bank.
abstract: The use of a skin bank is discussed and various indications for the use of viable homografts and lyophilized skin as a temporary biological cover for open wounds are described.
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D002102:Cadaver; D005612:Freeze Drying; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014015:Tissue Banks; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery