FU Xiaobing , CHENG Biao , SHENG Zhiyong.
  • Key Research Laboratory of Wound Repair of PLA, 304th Clinical Department, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, 100037，P. R. China.;
Growth factors; Wound healing; Repair 
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Objective To review the current condition of growth factors and their application to clinical treatment of acute and chronic wounds. Methods Data from the literature and Medline were analyzed according to their different uses in acute and chronic wounds. Their potential side-effects were studied. Results All data showed that wound healing time in acute and chronic wounds was accelerated and wound healing quality was improved after treatment with growth factors. No sideeffect was observed. Conclusion The efficacy and safety of growth factors in improving wound healing were confirmed. However, some reconsideration aboutpotential problems of growth factors must be made to apply them clinically in the future.

Citation： FU Xiaobing,CHENG Biao,SHENG Zhiyong.. GROWTH FACTORS AND WOUND HEALING: REVIEW AND PROSPECT IN RECENT TEN YEARS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2004, 18(6): 508-512. doi: Copy