title: Comprehensive review of the clinical application of autologous mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of chronic wounds and diabetic bone healing.
abstract: Chronic ulcerations are a physical and financial burden to the health and economic establishment in the United States and Worldwide. Improvements in biotechnology and knowledge in stem cell applications have progressed and basic science results are making their way slowly into the clinical arena. Chronic wounds and diabetic bone healing are the key components in the limb salvage of the common diabetic foot. We have examined the current available literature and present the latest on stem cells applications as a novel clinical technique in the treatment of chronic wound and diabetic bone healing and their impact in the treatment paradigm of patients.
authors.affiliation: Wound Treatment and Research, Department of Surgery/Division of Trauma, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. gmulder@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Gerit D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: Daniel K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Nathan S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jeppesen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D045164:Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*