title: [Reconsideration about fibroblast growth factor and soft tissue repair].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To further explore the effects of fibroblast growth factor on soft tissue repair.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on the data from our experiments and clinical trial and data from other reports, a further reconsideration about fibroblast growth factor and soft tissue repair was demonstrated, including embryonic development, histology, animal experiments, clinical trial and prospect.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Amounts of basic and clinical data showed that fibroblast growth factor was needed in embryonic development. Exogenous fibroblast growth factor could accelerate wound healing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fibroblast growth factor is a bioactive protein which can obviously promote wound healing, it has broad prospects of clinical application.
authors.affiliation: 304th Hospital of PLA, Beijing, P. R. China 100037.
authors.forename: X B
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors