Journal Reviews

A possible role for adipose tissue-derived stem cells in modulation of keloid scarring

1 June 2018 | | Fibrosis, Keloids, Mesenchymal stem cells, Model, Proliferation

Keloid scarring remains a challenging clinical problem due to both resistance to treatment as well as high rates of recurrence. Research into possible treatments is also hindered by keloid scarring being a uniquely human phenomenon. Recent evidence supports a role...

Age-specific models for predicting burns mortality

1 December 2014 | | General Plastic Surgery | Burns, Model, Mortality

The authors of this paper attempt to add to the numerous burn mortality prediction models which have been described in many papers from many countries, by analysing data from the American Burn Association National Burn Repository. As such they have...