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Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering: Physiology of Wound Healing
In order to understand the pathophysiology of the traumatized lower extremity, one must first understand the classical phases of wound healing: inflammatory phase, repair phase, and maturation phase. The inflammatory phase of wound healing is initiated by injury: be it trauma, infection, or antigen–antibody reaction; and is nonspecific in response. Although wound strength continues to increase, the net collagen production slows down because synthesis and degradation come into equilibrium around six weeks postinjury. In addition to the direct limb damage from high-energy trauma, traumatic injuries involving burns, cold injury, pressure injury, and radiation may result in the development of wounds. The debridement of necrotic tissue by either surgical or nonsurgical means is an essential component of wound care. Adequate tissue oxygenation is necessary for all phases of wound healing. The diversity of growth factors and types of chronic wound suggest that these factors have potential as new treatments if patients’ individual requirements can be identified
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Introduction for the Pediatric Hand Special Edition of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
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Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery
Annotation Breast augmentation has been the most frequently performed surgery in the United States for a number of years, and it is also one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries internationally. When taking into account reconstruction after disease, this is an area of immense relevance to all plastic surgeons. This high-profile area can also have important implications for a patient's self-image and self-esteem. Management of both reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the breast involves a myriad of options. Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery assists the plastic surgeon in navigating this unique terrain. Each chapter analyzes specific clinical issues that are frequently encountered in the plastic surgeon's practice, with the goal of providing clear and contemporary information detailing available aesthetic and reconstructive alternatives for surgery involving the breasts.Key topics in the book include:Preoperative considerationsCongenital breast anomaliesReconstruction as part of cancer treatmentBreast reductionSecondary proceduresLong-term resultsMale breast surgeryOffice procedural issues, such as billing and codin
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Auricular Reconstruction by Françoise Firmin, Joseph Düsseldorp, and Alexandre Marchac, New York, NY Thieme Medical Publishers, 2017
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