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ReviewInternational wound journal2026

Mechanisms and Clinical Manifestations of Age-Related Impairment in Wound Healing.

Daniel A Rabin, Tiffany Kim, Julia K Kaniuk, Marlynn P Lopez, Spencer Green, Aneeq S Chaudhry, Katherine Kozlowski, Diana Griffin, Tarifa H Adam, Thomas A Mustoe and 1 more

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Review in International wound journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Daniel A RabinUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4969-0962
Tiffany KimDivision of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Julia K KaniukDivision of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Marlynn P LopezDivision of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Spencer GreenDivision of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Aneeq S ChaudhryDivision of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8004-0850
Katherine KozlowskiDivision of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Diana GriffinDivision of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Tarifa H AdamDivision of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Thomas A MustoeDivision of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Robert D GalianoDivision of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9552-6483

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic wounds account for a considerable burden on the overall US healthcare system, affecting an estimated 10.2 million people and costing as much as $148 billion dollars in 2022 alone. Elderly patients suffer disproportionately, as nearly 85% of the chronic wound population is over the age of 65 years old. Despite the burden chronic wounds place on elderly patients and the overall healthcare system, the full mechanism of wound healing changes as one ages has not been fully elucidated. The major deficits in wound healing in the elderly are a function of both skin structural changes and alterations in wound healing kinetics resulting from molecular shifts in gene profiles. Elderly individuals exhibit reduced skin integrity, characterized by a disorganized epidermis, thinned dermis and subcutaneous fat, and a less stable basement membrane, impairing protection from external insults. Simultaneously, wound healing is disrupted across all four stages, as low-level persistent inflammation from increased fibroblast senescence delays the onset of the proliferative phase and limits overall healing capacity. We hope that this review can bridge the knowledge gap in this field and ultimately lead to future discoveries in aiding the prevention of aging skin and the improvement in wound healing outcomes.

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AgingSkin AgingWound HealingWounds and InjuriesAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleaginganti‐agingchronic woundsplastic surgerywound healing

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PMID42350090
PMCPMC13302135

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