Surgical Management of Cutaneous Ulcers and Pressure Sores (Hardcover)

This book addresses a common but difficult set of problems. Cutaneous ulcers and pressure sores are potentially severe and painful problems which affect the chronically bedridden patient. It focuses on prevention and treatment, including surgical management with special attention to the molecular biology of wound healing. Other topics include pathophysiology of cutaneous ulcers and pressure sores, early assessment and prevention, epidemiology, nutrition and a variety of chapters dealing with surgical management techniques.