title: Homograft skin banking--current practices and future trends.
abstract: Homograft skin remains a very successful technique for covering major burns. This paper reviews current techniques of harvesting, microbiological testing, freezing and thawing of the skin, that lead to its optimal use. Recent advances, especially the use of homograft skin in combination with split skin and skin cultures, will add to the effectiveness of homograft skin application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Fielding
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Pegg
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D014015:Tissue Banks