ZINC-SULFATE AND WOUND-HEALING

The assumption that wounds heal at a constant rate over time, when measured by volume or area, was questioned. Data from two studies indicate that healing rate changes over time. When this bias was taken into consideration, the conflicting findings of studies of zinc sulfate and wound healing support the hypothesis that zinc therapy is effective for patients with low serum zinc. It was concluded that in order to study the effect of zinc therapy, lesion size and zinc intake should be controlled and serum zinc should be monitored. © 1979.