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Wei Zairong, Jian Yang. The role of debridement in wound repair: a comprehensive review from history to current situation[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BURNS AND WOUNDS, 2025, 41(7): 628-634. Doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20250225-00086
Citation: Wei Zairong, Jian Yang. The role of debridement in wound repair: a comprehensive review from history to current situation[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BURNS AND WOUNDS, 2025, 41(7): 628-634. Doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20250225-00086
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The role of debridement in wound repair: a comprehensive review from history to current situation

doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20250225-00086

  • Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, China

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Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Ministry of Education 2020-39

Regional Science Foundation Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China 82360445

Scientific Research and Talent Training Funds of Kweichow Moutai Hospital mtyk2022-13

Growth Factor Rejuvenation Plan of Shanghai Wang Zhengguo Trauma Medicine Development Foundation SZYZ-TR-05

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    Abstract
  • Debridement remains a fundamental procedure in wound repair. This paper reviewed the history, concept evolution, methods, and mechanisms in wound repair of debridement, and the cutting-edge progress of precise debridement technology. It also summarized and analyzed the challenges of debridement applied in wound repair, such as insufficient talent training, inadequate digitization and intelligence, difficulty in defining debridement extent, and insufficient clinical guideline and research, and proposed countermeasures. At present, multiple precision debridement technologies have emerged and been applied in clinical practice, while surgical debridement retains its irreplaceable status. Future research direction includes optimizing multimodal integration of these approaches to leverage their complementary benefits. Furthermore, with the deepening application of artificial intelligence in the medical field, debridement will gradually move towards digitalization and intelligence.

     

    • (1) The history, concept evolution, methods, and mechanisms in wound repair of debridement, and the cutting-edge progress of precise debridement technology were reviewed.
    (2) The problems and countermeasures of debridement in wound repair in China were summarized and analyzed, and the future development direction was prospected.
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