title: Wound measurement: can it help us to monitor progression to healing?
abstract: Wound measurement can help practitioners to monitor the progression to healing. The most effective way of doing this is to calculate the percentage reduction of wound area over time, particularly within the first four weeks.
authors.affiliation: Tissue Viability Department of Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, UK. m.flanagan@herts.ac.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flanagan
mesh_terms: D017719:Diabetic Foot; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000473:pathology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology