title: Science, medicine and the future: healing chronic wounds.
abstract: Greater interest in wound healing is needed to ensure higher standards of basic care. Precise identification of the systemic, local, and molecular factors underlying the wound healing problem in individual patients should allow better tailored treatment. Allogeneic skin grafting and bioengineered skin equivalents are being used successfully in patients with venous leg ulcers and diabetic patients with foot ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4UJ, UK. HardingKG@cf.ac.uk
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D001458:Bandages; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances