[Homograft transplantation in severely burned patients. Principles, indications and possibilities]

Homologous skin transplantation has recently gained increased importance in treatment concepts of severely burned patients. It is used as optimal biologic dressing and serves as dermal matrix in autologous-homologous intermingled transplantations or in cultured epithelial cells (keratinocytes). The present clinical indications for homologous skin and the theoretical basics are demonstrated.