TY - JOUR
T1 - State of the art in topical wound-healing products
AU - Fan, Kenneth
AU - Tang, Jennifer
AU - Escandon, Julia
AU - Kirsner, Robert S.
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - Chronic wounds represent a significant medical burden. Such wounds fail to normally progress through the stages of healing, often complicated by a proinflammatory milieu caused by increased proteinases, hypoxia, and bacterial burden. As a result, several modalities, such as dressings, antimicrobials, growth factors, and human skin substitutes, have been devised in an attempt to correct the chronic wound environment. This review addresses these modalities with a focus on evidence and randomized controlled trials.
AB - Chronic wounds represent a significant medical burden. Such wounds fail to normally progress through the stages of healing, often complicated by a proinflammatory milieu caused by increased proteinases, hypoxia, and bacterial burden. As a result, several modalities, such as dressings, antimicrobials, growth factors, and human skin substitutes, have been devised in an attempt to correct the chronic wound environment. This review addresses these modalities with a focus on evidence and randomized controlled trials.
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U2 - 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181fbe275
DO - 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181fbe275
M3 - Article
C2 - 21200273
AN - SCOPUS:78651302306
VL - 127
SP - 44S-59S
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
SN - 0032-1052
IS - SUPPL. 1 S
ER -