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Wounds, particularly chronic wounds, are an area of concern for patients and clinicians alike. They not only represent a significant health problem but also have a profound socioeconomic impact. Chronic wounds are conventionally defined as wounds that have failed to progress in an orderly and timely reparative process over a maximum period of 6 weeks to restore the anatomic and functional integrity of the injured site.
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Gupta, S.K. (2016). Impact of Ulceration. In: Khanna, A., Tiwary, S. (eds) Ulcers of the Lower Extremity. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2635-2_2
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