Interventional Treatment of Wounds

Written by an expert plastic surgeon currently in the field and heading the Brigham and Women's Hospital Wound Care Center

Focuses on major surgery in the acceleration of wound healing Covers surgical and non-surgical techniques in wound closure
Features videos and color images for added detail

Presents advancements in wound care that go beyond typical wound dressing and delves into the surgical interventional methods of wound care

Autorentext

Dennis P. Orgill, MD, PhD
Vice Chairman for Quality Improvement, Dept. of Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 02115

Dennis Orgill, MD, PhD, is the Vice Chair for Quality Improvement in the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, and the Director of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Wound Care Center. Dr. Orgill holds a doctoral degree in medical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a medical degree from Harvard University and completed additional training in reconstructive plastic surgery. He is also board certified in plastic surgery with membership in American Society og Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS), American College of Surgeons (ACOS), American Society for Reconstrucitve Microsurgery (ASRM), Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery (AACPS),Massachusetts Medical Society, Plastic Surgery Education Foundation (PSEF), Plastic Sugery Rsearch Council (PSRC), and Wound Healing Society.

Head of a research team: The Orgill laboratory focuses on tissue engineering and wound healing, aiming to develop better technologies to treat wounds. The laboratory performs research on artificial skin, micromechanical forces, platelets, and stem cells. Dr. Orgill has consulted for several medical device and start-up companies, and holds several patents.

Inhalt

Foreword.- SECTION I: SURGICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES.- 1.Surgical Debridement.- 2.Bacterial Control.- 3.Amputations of the Lower Extremity.- 4.Gastrocsoleus Lengthening.- 5.Operative Management of Pressure Injuries.- 6.Forefoot Operations.- 7.Hindfoot Operations.- 8.Skin Grafting.- 9.Local and Regional Flaps.- 10.Perforator Flaps.- 11.Free Tissue Transfer.- 12.Negative Pressure Wound Therapy.- 13.Matrices and Dermal Substitutes for Wound Treatment.- SECTION II: INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES.- 14.Arterial Diagnostics.- 15.Minimally Invasive Arterial Interventions for Wounds.- 16.Endovascular Venous Interventions.