Wound Healing and Ulcers of the Skin

1. Basic Definitions and Introduction
2. Natural Course of Wound Repair Versus Impaired Healing in Chronic Skin Ulcers
3. Milestones in the History of Wound Healing
4. Etiology and Mechanisms of Cutaneous Ulcer Formation
5. Determining Etiology: History and Physical Examination
6. Determining Etiology: Biopsy and Laboratory Investigation
7. Ulcer Measurement and Patient Assessment
8. Dressing Materials
9. Debridement
10. Antibiotics, Antiseptics, and Cutaneous Ulcers
11. Topical Antibacterial Agents
12. Skin Grafting
13. Skin Substitutes and Tissue-Engineered Skin Equivalents
14. Human Skin Equivalents: When and How to Use
15. Growth Factors
16. Drugs, Wound Healing and Cutaneous Ulcers
17. Alternative Topical Preparations
18. Additional Topical Preparations
19. Nutrition and Cutaneous Ulcers
20. Therapeutic Approach to Cutaneous Ulcers According to Appearance
21. Appendix: Guidelines for Patients and Medical Staff

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