Fracture healing is a specialized postnatal repair process that recapitulates many aspects of embryological skeletal development. While many of the molecular mechanisms that control cellular differentiation and growth during embryogenesis recur during fracture healing, these processes take place in a postnatal environment that is unique and distinct from those which exist during embryogenesis. ...

Enhancement of wound healing was limited to good surgical technique, maintenance of a clean wound with appropriate dressings, and debridement. The ability to heal wounds has been advanced through the recognition that healing in a moist environment is improved over that of a desiccated wound. Pharmacologic approaches to wound healing did not exist until the last few decades, when it was recogniz...

This study aimed to develop an instrument to measure perception of the healing environment in hospitals and examine its reliability and validity through literature review and interviews with experts. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, item total correlation coefficient, and factor analysis were used to test validity and reliability of the instrument in a total of 551 nurses. Cronbach’s alpha was .95...

Wounds that fail to heal quickly are often encountered by community nursing staff. An important step in assisting these chronic or stalled wounds progress through healing is debridement to remove devitalised tissue, including slough and eschar, that can prevent the wound from healing. A unique wound treatment called HydroTherapy aims to provide an optimal healing environment. The first step of ...

The purpose of this research is to develop a designer’s checklist encompassing the various categories healthcare facilities (HCFs). This based on available about elements/factors healing environment. An evidence-based design was used conduct study. Online database searches Google Scholar, JSTOR, Scopus, and PubMed using keywords, such as environment, design, patient safety, infection, medical e...

In order to achieve consistent and predictable fracture healing, a broad spectrum of growth factors are required to interact with one another in a highly organized response. Critically important, the mechanical environment around the fracture site will significantly influence the way bone heals, or if it heals at all. The role of the various biological factors, the timing, and spatial relations...