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Review
. 2006 Apr 22;332(7547):962-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7547.962.

Recent advances and emerging treatments

Stuart Enoch  1 , Joseph E Grey, Keith G Harding
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Review

Recent advances and emerging treatments

Stuart Enoch et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
The four phases of acute wound healing
Figure 2
Figure 2
Left: Chronic venous leg ulcer suitable for protease inhibitor dressing. Right: Infected diabetic foot ulcer, associated with Charcot's arthropathy, suitable for G-CSF treatment
Figure 2
Figure 2
Left: Chronic venous leg ulcer suitable for protease inhibitor dressing. Right: Infected diabetic foot ulcer, associated with Charcot's arthropathy, suitable for G-CSF treatment
Figure 3
Figure 3
Topical application of recombinant platelet derived growth factor on a diabetic foot ulcer
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Figure 4
Venous leg ulcer suitable for use of dermal or composite skin substitute
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Figure 5
Partial thickness burn suitable for an epidermal skin substitute
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Figure 6
Wounds suitable for therapies aimed at the remodelling and epithelialisation phases of wound healing
Figure 6
Figure 6
Wounds suitable for therapies aimed at the remodelling and epithelialisation phases of wound healing
Figure 7
Figure 7
Left: Hypertrophic scar complicating healing of a sternotomy wound. Right: Keloid scarring of acne in an adolescent
Figure 7
Figure 7
Left: Hypertrophic scar complicating healing of a sternotomy wound. Right: Keloid scarring of acne in an adolescent
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