[Organization of a bone and tissue bank]

The regional bone bank offers a good foundation for covering the expanding clinical demands in tumor and revision surgery. Since 1980 the tissue bank of Münster consists of 32 cadaveric and 41 multi organ donors. In the guidelines of the tissue bank the responsibility, organisation form, donor selection, quality control, sterilisation, documentation and all questions of finances are fixed, in accordance to the American Association of Tissue Banks. A fixed staff will be helpful to offer a secure and not expensive donor tissue for the clinical demands.