title: Chronic wounds.
abstract: Chronic wounds are a challenge to treat for the clinician. We present a current overview of intrinsic and extrinsic factors in the development chronic nonhealing wounds. Solutions to some of these difficult problems are presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New Jersey Medical School-UMDNJ, Newark, 07103, USA. Kiny10032@aol.com
authors.forename: Kouros
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izadi
authors.forename: Parham
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ganchi
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001458:Bandages; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003646:Debridement; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents