Wound Healing and Ulcers of the Skin

Wound Healing and Ulcers of the Skin: Diagnosis and Therapy - The Practical Approach

Table of s
1 Basic definitions and introduction 1
2 Natural course of wound repair versus impaired healing in chronic skin ulcers 7
3 Milestones in the history of wound healing 19
4 Etiology and mechanisms of cutaneous ulcer formation 31
5 Determining etiology : history and physical examination 53
6 Determining etiology : biopsy and laboratory investigation 71
7 Ulcer measurement and patient assessment 89
8 Dressing materials 103
9 Debridement 119
10 Antibiotics, antiseptics, and cutaneous ulcers 136
11 Topical antibacterial agents 151
12 Skin grafting 159
13 Skin substitutes and tissue-engineered skin equivalents 165
14 Human skin equivalents : when and how to use 177
15 Growth factors 185
16 Drugs, wound healing and cutaneous ulcers 193
17 Alternative topical preparations 209
18 Additional topical preparations 217
19 Nutrition and cutaneous ulcers 223
20 Therapeutic approach to cutaneous ulcers according to appearance 241
21 Appendix : guidelines for patients and medical staff 255

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