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Equine wound management /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Veterinary Wound Management Society
Other Authors:	Theoret, Christine (Editor), Schumacher, Jim, 1948- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Ames, Iowa] : Wiley-Blackwell : Veterinary Wound Management Society/V.W.M.S., [2017]
Edition:	Third edition.
Subjects:	Horses > Wounds and injuries > Treatment. Horses > Surgery. Horses > injuries. Horses > surgery. Wounds and Injuries > veterinary. Wounds and Injuries > therapy.

Table of Contents:

Physiology of wound healing
Differences in wound healing between horses and ponies
Selected factors that negatively impact healing
Management practices that influence wound infection and healing
Topical wound treatments and wound-care products
Update on wound dressings : indications and best use
Bandaging and casting techniques for wound management
Approaches to wound closure
Selection of suture materials, suture patterns, and drains for wound closure
Principles and techniques for reconstructive surgery
Management of wounds of the head
Management of wounds of the neck and body
Management of wounds of the distal extremities
Degloving injuries of the distal aspect of the limb
Exuberant granulation tissue
Diagnosis and management of wounds involving synovial structures
Tendon and paratendon lacerations
Free skin grafting
Management of severely infected wounds
Treatment of burn injuries, gunshot wounds, and dog-bite wounds
Sarcoid transformation at wound sites
Innovative adjunctive approaches to wound management.