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The understanding of the pathophysiological processes in chronic wounds, as compared to acute wounds, is still very limited. Different concepts of treatment have therefore resulted from this knowledge. Recently, the term wound-bed conditioning has been focused on the fact that, to achieve an accelerated healing, especially chronic wounds need a more intensive treatment than acute wounds. The role of wound-bed preparation or the status of the wound bed as influencing prediction for the healing process has not yet been completely determined. Considered retrospectively, inadequate wound-bed conditioning is one of the reasons why some of the modern therapies, such as growth factors or skin substitution, fail. Wound-bed conditioning enables the clinician to eliminate extensive wound-healing barriers and to stimulate the wound-healing process.
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Ziegler, U.E., Dletz, U.A., Schmidt, K. (2004). Wound-Bed Preparation — Promotion of Granulation Tissue. In: Téot, L., Banwell, P.E., Ziegler, U.E. (eds) Surgery in Wounds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59307-9_9
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