Equine Wound Management

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Author: Ted S. Stashak

ISBN-10: 0813812232

ISBN-13: 9780813812236

Category: Horses

Equine Wound Management, Second Edition is a comprehensive, authoritative resource for both theoretical and practical information on the care of wounds in horses. Now highly illustrated with full-color photographs throughout, this long-awaited second edition is significantly expanded to include new developments and techniques in wound healing. Equine Wound Management is an essential reference for veterinary students, veterinary surgeons, veterinary dermatologists, and equine and large animal...

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Equine Wound Management, Second Edition, is a comprehensive, authoritative resource for both theoretical and practical information on the care of wounds in horses. Now highly illustrated with full-color photographs throughout, this long-awaited second edition is significantly expanded to include new developments and techniques in wound healing. Encyclopedic in scope and fully up-to-date, Equine Wound Management focuses on the management of specific wounds organized by body region and wound or tissue type, with chapters covering the head, neck and body, distal extremities, synovial structures, and tendon lacerations. As in the first edition, each chapter includes typical clinical cases, covering proper treatment and post-operative care. Changes to this edition include a more comprehensive introductory chapter offering additional coverage on the physiology of cutaneous wound healing and six new chapters covering factors that influence infection and healing, topical wound treatments, management of severely infected or complicated wounds, management of burn injuries, sarcoid transformation at wound sites, and practical use of lasers in wound healing. Equine Wound Management is an essential reference for veterinary students, veterinary surgeons, veterinary dermatologists, and equine and large animal veterinarians. Booknews Management of wounds of the head, body and distal extremities, including those of the foot region are all discussed and well illustrated in this hands-on clinical guide to managing wounds in the foal and adult horse. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ch. 1 Wound Healing 3Ch. 2 Factors That Influence Wound Infection and Healing 69Ch. 3 Topical Wound Treatments 107Ch. 4 Approaches to Wound Closure 175Ch. 5 Principles and Techniques For Reconstructive Surgery 239Ch. 6 Management of Wounds of the Head 273Ch. 7 Management of Wounds of the Neck and Body 333Ch. 8 Wounds of the Distal Extremities 373Ch. 9 Diagnosis and Management of Wounds Involving Synovial Structures 463Ch. 10 Tendon and Paratendon Lacerations 489Ch. 11 Free Skin Grafting 509Ch. 12 Management of Severely Infected Wounds 543Ch. 13 Burn Injuries 569Ch. 14 Sarcoid Transformation at Wound Sites 585Ch. 15 Lasers: Effects on Healing and Clinical Applications 609Ch. 16 Bandaging and Casting Techniques for Wound Management 623Index 659

\ From the Publisher"The second edition of Equine Wound Management will be welcomed by veterinary students, practitioners, and clinicians... With 20 authors providing expertise and practical information, the text is twice as large as the first edition and not only will be a useful quick reference guide, but also will provide in-depth information on physiologic, pathophysiologic, and clinical management of equine wound healing. This edition has been much enhanced by the addition of numerous color photographs, tables, and drawings as well as mant of the original classic line drawings. The authors have managed to effectively cover and expand on an extremely wide range of topics, from physiology of basic wound healing to innovative and newer techniques of wound management.... essential for those needing a complete text on equine wound management." - Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, September 2009 \ \ \ \ \ \ BooknewsManagement of wounds of the head, body and distal extremities, including those of the foot region are all discussed and well illustrated in this hands-on clinical guide to managing wounds in the foal and adult horse. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \