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Review
. 2022 Aug;187(2):149-158.
doi: 10.1111/bjd.20772. Epub 2021 Nov 2.

Wound healing: potential therapeutic options

D C Bosanquet  1 , K G Harding  2   3
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Review

Wound healing: potential therapeutic options

D C Bosanquet et al. Br J Dermatol. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

This review highlights the range of therapeutic options available to clinicians treating difficult-to-heal wounds. While certain treatments are established in daily clinical practice, most therapeutic interventions lack robust and rigorous data regarding their efficacy, which would help to determine when, and for whom, they should be used. The purpose of this review is to give a broad overview of the available interventions, with a brief summary of the evidence base for each intervention.

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