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Robert Demling, M.D., is a professor of surgery and director of the Burn Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He recently released findings from a study that showed a correlation among the drug oxandrolone, the gain of lean body mass and the closure of pressure ulcers. Demling spoke with McKnight's Long-Term Care News about the study and what it means far nursing home residents.
McKnight's LTC News: Please explain the correlation you found between body weight, body protein and wound healing.
DEMLING: In the presence of a wound or an injury, the rate of loss of body protein or lean mass corresponds with the rate of lost body weight, as fat stores are not used or lost. Since body weight is made up of fat weight and lean mass weight, it is...
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