Equine Wound Management

Now in its third edition, Equine Wound Management has become the authoritative resource for both theoretical and practical information on the care of wounds in horses. Coverage includes wound healing and repair, management of infection, topical treatments, wound closure, reconstructive surgery, skin grafting, and techniques of bandaging and casting.

With over 750 full color photographs, this new edition features updates throughout with practical information highlighted in the text in easy–to–spot, quick–to–read tips. Succinct summaries at the start of each chapter also allow readers to rapidly find relevant information.  

While comprehensive in nature, Equine Wound Management provides practical information for specialists, practitioners, residents, and students alike. A companion website offers videos, interactive multiple choice questions and answers, case studies, and images from the book in PowerPoint for download.

Key Features
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

Chapter 1 Physiology of Wound Healing
Christine L. Theoret

Chapter 2 Differences in Wound Healing between Horses and Ponies
Jacintha M. Wilmink

Chapter 3 Wound Repair: Problems in the Horse and Innovative Solutions
Andrew J. Dart, Albert Sole–Guitart, Ted S. Stashak, Christine L. Theoret

Chapter 4 Management Practices That Influence Wound Infection and Healing
Andrew J. Dart, Albert Sole–Guitart, Ted S. Stashak, Christine L. Theoret

Chapter 5 Topical Wound Treatments and Wound Care Products
Stine Jacobsen

Chapter 6 Update on wound dressings: Indications and best use
Stine Jacobsen

Chapter 7 Bandaging and Casting Techniques for Wound Management
Yvonne Elce

Chapter 8 Approaches to Wound Closure
Yvonne Elce

Chapter 9 Selection of Suture Materials, Suture Patterns, and Drains for Wound Closure
Christophe Celeste

Chapter 10 Principles and Techniques For Reconstructive Surgery
Ted S. Stashak and Jim Schumacher

Chapter 11 Management of Wounds of the Head
Spencer Barber and Ted S Stashak

Chapter 12 Management of Wounds of the Neck and Body
Spencer Barber

Chapter 13 Management of Wounds of the Distal Extremities
Jim Schumacher and Ted S. Stashak

Chapter 14 Degloving Injuries
R. Reid Hanson and Jim Schumacher

Chapter 15 Exuberant Granulation Tissue
Christine L. Theoret and Jacintha M. Wilmink

Chapter 16 Diagnosis and Management of Wounds Involving Synovial Structures
Kathryn A. Seabaugh and Gary M. Baxter

Chapter 17 Tendon and Paratendon Lacerations
Linda A. Dahlgren

Chapter 18 Free Skin Grafting
Jim Schumacher and Jacintha M. Wilmink

Chapter 19 Management of Severely Infected Wounds
James A. Orsini, Yvonne A. Elce and Beth Kraus

Chapter 20 Treatment of Burn Injuries, Gunshot Wounds, and Dog–Bite Wounds
R. Reid Hanson and Amelia S. Munsterman

Chapter 21 Sarcoid Transformation at Wound Sites
Derek C. Knottenbelt, John Schumacher and Ferenc Tóth

Chapter 22 Innovative adjunctive approaches to wound management
Christine L. Theoret, with contributions from Olivier Lepage, Andrew Dart, Andrea Bischofberger, Bryden Stanley, and Judith Koenig

Christine L. Theoret DMV, PhD, Diplomate ACVS is professor of equine surgical anatomy and Director of the Comparative Tissue Healing Laboratory at the University of Montreal.

Jim Schumacher DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, MRCVS is professor of equine surgery at the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine.