This is a practical field guide to equine wound management. Written in a concise accessible style it provides the reader with guidance on treating all kinds of injury, from superficial cuts and grazes through to serious trauma, Numerous colour photographs are supported by line diagrams of surgical procedures, bandaging techniques and application of dressings. Essential information is highlighted in the text, with comments on potential complications and how to avoid them. From initial approach through treatment and follow-up, the author provides expert advice on how to minimize the risks of infection, of scarring, and how to promote rapid and complete healing and recovery. The Handbook of Equine Wound Management will be welcomed by veterinarians as a useful reference, and by owners who want to provide the best care for their animals while under veterinary supervision.
This is a practical field guide to equine wound management. Written in a concise accessible style it provides the reader with guidance on treating all kinds of injury, from superficial cuts and grazes through to serious trauma, Numerous colour photographs are supported by line diagrams of surgical procedures, bandaging techniques and application of dressings. Essential information is highlighted in the text, with comments on potential complications and how to avoid them. From initial approach through treatment and follow-up, the author provides expert advice on how to minimize the risks of infection, of scarring, and how to promote rapid and complete healing and recovery. The Handbook of Equine Wound Management will be welcomed by veterinarians as a useful reference, and by owners who want to provide the best care for their animals while under veterinary supervision.
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Part 1: Introduction; 1. General Principles Of Wound Healing; 2. Factors Which May Delay Healing; 3. Types Of Wound; 4. Wound Lavage; 5. Debridement Of The Wound; Part 2: Management Of Simple Incised Wounds; 1. General Advice to the Owner; 2. Suture Patterns For Skin Wound Repair; Part 3: Management Of Complicated Wounds In Horses; 1. Special Bandaging Problems For Difficult Sites: i. The Head; ii. The Body Trunk; iii. The Upper Hind Limb Region; iv. The Hock; v. The Knee; vi. The Hoof; vii. General Advice To Owner; 2. General Principles Of Wound Management:i. Management Of Exuberant Granulation Tissue; ii. Skin Grafting:; iii. Split Thickness Graft; iv. Full Thicess Grafts; v. Facilitation Of Wound Contraction; vi. Stimulation Of Epithelialisation; vii. Inhibition Of Excess Granulation Tissue; viii. Control Of Wound Infection And Inflammation; ix. Graft Take; x. Organisation; xi. Causes Of Graft Failure; xii. Wound Preparation And Timing Of Grafting; xiii. Preparation Of The Recipient Site; xiv. Pedicle Grafts; xv. Free Grafts; xvi. Free Full-Thickness Grafts; xvii. Split-Thickness Grafts; xviii. Mesh Grafts; xix. Tunnel Grafts; xx. Pinch Grafting; 3. Management of Specific Wound Types; i. Eyelid Injuries/Eye Injuries; ii. Wounds Involving Muscle Damage; iii. Wound With Exposed Bone; iv. Wounds Complicated By Fractures; v. Wounds Involving The Mouth; Tongue & Jaws; vi. Wounds Involving Nerve Damage; vii. Wounds Involving Tendons And Sheath; viii. Wound Involving Open Joints; ix. Wounds Involving Hoof Capsule & Coronary Band; x. Wounds Involving Cranial Damage; xi. Wounds Involving Open Body Cavities; xii. Wounds Involving Major Blood Vessels; xiii. Wounds Involving Ducts And Reproductive Organs; Appendices; Index
