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Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Chronic Wounds: The Spectrum from Basic to Advanced Therapy

ARTICLE. Otero-Viñas M, Falanga V. Advances in Wound Care. April 2016, Vol. 5, No. 4: 149-163. doi:10.1089/wound.2015.0627. Abstract. Significance: Almost 7 million Americans have chronic cutaneous wounds and billions of dollars are spent on their treatment. The number of patients with nonhealing wounds keeps increasing worldwide due to an ever-aging [...]

2021-11-26T11:15:37+01:00April 3, 2016|2016, Articles, Articles 2016, General, Marta Otero Viñas 2016|

Transforming Growth Factors β (TGF-β) Isoforms in Wound Healing and Fibrosis.

ARTICLE. Lichtman MK, Otero-Vinas M, Falanga V. Wound Repair Regen. 2016 Mar;24(2):215-22. doi: 10.1111/wrr.12398. Abstract. Scar formation, with persistent alteration of the normal tissue structure, is an undesirable and significant result of both wound healing and fibrosing disorders. There are few strategies to prevent or to treat scarring. The transforming [...]

2021-11-26T11:16:20+01:00March 24, 2016|2015, Articles, Articles 2015, General, Marta Otero Viñas 2015|

Early Impairment of Lung Mechanics in a Murine Model of Marfan Syndrome.

ARTICLE. Uriarte JJ, Meirelles T, Gorbenko Del Blanco D, Nonaka PN, Campillo N, Sarri E, Navajas D, Egea G, Farré R. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 22;11(3):e0152124. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152124. eCollection 2016. Abstract. Early morbidity and mortality in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) -a connective tissue disease caused by mutations in fibrillin-1 [...]

How to evaluate value in health interventions?

ARTICLE. Espaulella Ferrer, M., Espaulella Panicot, J., Torné Coromina, A., Puiroriol Juvanteny, E., Casals Zurita, M., Roger Casals, N. and Escarrabill Sanglas, J., 2016. How to evaluate value in health interventions?. International Journal of Integrated Care, 16(6), p.A256. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.2804 Abstract Introduction: In order to create value in health interventions, [...]

Acute high-grade acromioclavicular joint injuries treatment: Arthroscopic non-rigid coracoclavicular fixation provides better quality of life outcomes than hook plate ORIF.

ARTICLE. Natera-Cisneros L, Sarasquete-Reiriz J, Escolà-Benet A, Rodriguez-Miralles J. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2016 Feb;102(1):31-9. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2015.10.007. Abstract. Introduction: Treatment of acute high-grade acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) injuries with metal hardware alters the biomechanics of the ACJ, implying a second surgery for hardware removal. The period during which the plate is present [...]

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