Surgical management of cutaneous ulcers and pressure sores
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Surgical management of cutaneous ulcers and pressure sores
Chapmans & Hall, c1998
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
'Cutaneous Ulcers and Pressure Sores' presents state-of-the-art information on this major problem - pressure ulcers are a serious concern particularly in patients with spinal cord injury and nursing home patients. Chronic skin ulcerations of the skin may lead to increased morbidity and mortality in disabled and bedridden patients and are difficult to manage.
Contributors to this much-needed text are distinguished in the development of methods for preventing and managing chronic skin ulcerations and cover a broad range of topics in the management of chronic skin ulcers.
Table of Contents
Historical aspects of wound healing
Noninvasive evaluation of the cutaneous circulation
The biological basis of wound healing
Topical therapy of cutaneous ulcers and wounds
The role of nutrition in the management of pressure sores
Skin ulcers secondary to arterial and venous disease
Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic venous ulceration
Pressure ulcers
Mechanical loading and pressure ulcers
Role of antimicrobial agents in infected decubitus ulcers
The carbon dioxide laser
Nursing
The diabetic foot
Ulcerations of the foot
Modified plantar mediam approach fasciotomy to treat diabetic foot with compartment syndrome
Technique in the surgery of pressure sores
Surgical managmment of difficult recurrent pressure ulcers.
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