Surgery in Wounds
The management of wounds poses a considerable challenge for clinicians. It is with great pleasure that we therefore introduce ‘Surgery in Wounds’ to the wound healing fraternity to convey some important surgical perspectives and philosophies that are util
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L. TEOT • P.E.
BANWELL •
U.E.
ZIEGLER
(EDs.)
Surgery en Wounds
Springer
Luc TEOT, Professor Service des Brules Hopital Lapeyronie 391 Avenue du Doyen Giraud 34255 Montpellier Cedex France
ULRICH E. ZIEGLER, Dr. med. Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie Chirurgische UniversiHitsklinik Josef-Schneider-Str. 2 97080 Wiirzburg Germany
PAUL E. BANWELL, BSc MB BS FrCS Department of Plastic Surgery Radcliffe Infirmary Woodstock Road Oxford Oxon OX2 8HE United Kingdom ISBN-13 : 978-3-642-63929-6 e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-59307-9 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-59307-9 Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Bibliographic information published by Die Deutsche Bibliothek Die Deutsche Bibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the Internet at http://dnb.ddb.de This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, in storage in data banks. Duplications of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provision of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York a member of Springer Science+Business Media GmbH http://www.springer.de/medizin © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004 Softcover reprint of the hardcover I st edition 2004
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SPIN 11008019
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Foreword
Wounds have existed since the beginning of time, and records of their nature and treatment are found in the earliest documents. Interestingly, many of these treatments are now being rediscovered or re-used in modern-day clinical practice. In addition to the diverse nature of treatments that have been suggested as being beneficial for wounds, over many centuries there has been a range of clinicians who have cared for patients with wounds, and in many parts of the world today it is not doctors but other professional colleagues - e.g. nurses or podiatrists - who are the most knowledgeable persons on
