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Wound Healing and Ulcers of the Skin

Diagnosis and Therapy - The Practical Approach

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Authors:
  1. Avi Shai

    1. Department of Dermatology, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

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  2. Howard I. Maibach

    1. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA

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  • Each chapter is peer-reviewed by well-known experts of the field

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
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  2. Basic Definitions and Introduction

    Pages 1-5

  3. Natural Course of Wound Repair Versus Impaired Healing in Chronic Skin Ulcers

    Pages 7-17

  4. Milestones in the History of Wound Healing

    Pages 19-29

  5. Etiology and Mechanisms of Cutaneous Ulcer Formation

    Pages 31-52

  6. Determining Etiology: History and Physical Examination

    Pages 53-70

  7. Determining Etiology: Biopsy and Laboratory Investigation

    Pages 71-88

  8. Ulcer Measurement and Patient Assessment

    Pages 89-102

  9. Dressing Materials

    Pages 103-117

  10. Debridement

    Pages 119-134

  11. Antibiotics, Antiseptics, and Cutaneous Ulcers

    Pages 135-150

  12. Topical Antibacterial Agents

    Pages 151-158

  13. Skin Grafting

    Pages 159-163

  14. Skin Substitutes and Tissue-Engineered Skin Equivalents

    Pages 165-176

  15. Human Skin Equivalents: When and How to Use

    Pages 177-183

  16. Growth Factors

    Pages 185-192

  17. Drugs, Wound Healing and Cutaneous Ulcers

    Pages 193-208

  18. Alternative Topical Preparations

    Pages 209-215

  19. Additional Topical Preparations

    Pages 217-222

  20. Nutrition and Cutaneous Ulcers

    Pages 223-239
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Dermatology, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Avi Shai

  • Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Wound Healing and Ulcers of the Skin

  • Book Subtitle: Diagnosis and Therapy - The Practical Approach

  • Authors: Avi Shai, Howard I. Maibach

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138035

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-21275-1Published: 05 October 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05957-5Published: 13 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-26761-4Published: 27 October 2005

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 270

  • Topics: Dermatology, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases

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