The Journal of Wound Care provides the latest evidence-based information and best practice procedures. Keep up-to-date on all aspects of wound care, including the prevention and treatment of wounds and associated skin conditions. All articles are peer-reviewed by an expert panel of advisors and reviewers, and include the latest state-of-the-art research and clinical practice articles. Subscribe now to make sure you receive the latest issue in newsstand as soon as it is published

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The cover article for this bumper issue of JWC evaluates the impact of wound duration on diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) healing, and treatment with a new sucrose octasulfate wound dressing. Fibroblast growth is the subject of two research papers: one comparing growth characteristics of human juvenile and adult, and murine fibroblasts on natural and synthetic polymer wound dressings, the second on providing an ooptimum environment for fibroblast growth, comparing three different polysaccharide scaffolds. Wound reconstruction using the kite flap technique after tumour excision and the effect of onion extract in the management of abdominal hypertrophic scar formation are discussed. A systematic review and meta-analysis looks at studies on biological versus non-biological dressings in the management of split skin-graft donor sites. There are also two case reports; the treatment of a patient with scalds using lyophilised tilapia fish skin as a xenograft for superficial partial thickness burns is described, as is the use of negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of a patient with a cochlear implant infection around the auricle. A retrospective review also details the authors’ experience in treating patients with high risk invasive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Viewpoints this month cover COVID-19, pressure ulcers, pain and the cytokine storm, as well as a brief look at the breakthroughs that will transform chronic disease management, including DFUs.