Main description:

Now in its third edition, Equine Wound Management is the authoritative resource for both theoretical and practical information on the care of wounds in horses. * The most comprehensive resource on managing equine wounds * Organized by body region * Over 750 color photographs * Summaries at the beginning of each chapter and highlighted key information aid readers to rapidly find relevant information * Companion website offers videos, interactive multiple choice questions and answers, case studies, and images from the book for download

Contents:

About the Editors, vi List of Contributors, vii Preface and Acknowledgment, ix About the Companion Website, x 1 Physiology of Wound Healing, 1 Christine Theoret 2 Differences in Wound Healing between Horses and Ponies, 14 Jacintha M. Wilmink 3 Selected Factors that Negatively Impact Healing, 30 Andrew J. Dart, Albert Sole -Guitart, Ted S. Stashak, and Christine Theoret 4 Management Practices that Influence Wound Infection and Healing, 47 Andrew J. Dart, Albert Sole -Guitart, Ted S. Stashak, and Christine Theoret 5 Topical Wound Treatments and Wound -Care Products, 75 Stine Jacobsen 6 Update on Wound Dressings: Indications and Best Use, 104 Stine Jacobsen 7 Bandaging and Casting Techniques for Wound Management, 132 Updated by Yvonne A. Elce 8 Approaches to Wound Closure, 157 Updated by Yvonne A. Elce 9 Selection of Suture Materials, Suture Patterns, and Drains for Wound Closure, 173 Christophe Celeste 10 Principles and Techniques for Reconstructive Surgery, 200 Ted S. Stashak and Jim Schumacher 11 Management of Wounds of the Head, 231 Spencer Barber and Ted S. Stashak 12 Management of Wounds of the Neck and Body, 280 Spencer Barber 13 Management of Wounds of the Distal Extremities, 312 Jim Schumacher and Ted S. Stashak 14 Degloving Injuries of the Distal Aspect of the Limb, 352 R. Reid Hanson and Jim Schumacher 15 Exuberant Granulation Tissue, 369 Christine Theoret and Jacintha M. Wilmink 16 Diagnosis and Management of Wounds Involving Synovial Structures, 385 Kathryn A. Seabaugh and Gary M. Baxter 17 Tendon and Paratenon Lacerations, 403 Linda A. Dahlgren 18 Free Skin Grafting, 422 Jim Schumacher and Jacintha M. Wilmink 19 Management of Severely Infected Wounds, 449 James A. Orsini, Yvonne A. Elce, and Beth Kraus 20 Treatment of Burn Injuries, Gunshot Wounds, and Dog -Bite Wounds, 476 R. Reid Hanson and Amelia S. Munsterman 21 Sarcoid Transformation at Wound Sites, 490 Derek C. Knottenbelt, John Schumacher, and Ferenc Toth 22 Innovative Adjunctive Approaches to Wound Management, 508 Christine Theoret, with contributions from: Olivier Lepage Maggot debridement therapy; Andrew Dart and Andrea Bischofberger Honey; Bryden Stanley Negative -pressure wound therapy; and Judith Koenig Extra -corporeal shockwave therapy Index, 530