Biomaterial Database

Cutaneous wound healing. An overview. 1995

C F Koopmann

University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA.

This article is a general discussion of the mechanisms of soft-tissue wound healing with an emphasis on tissue. The overall phases of cutaneous wound healing and their influencing factors are described as are concepts for managing skin incisions to achieve a more optimal scar appearance.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010038	Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases	Pathological processes of the ear, the nose, and the throat, also known as the ENT diseases.	Otolaryngologic Diseases,ENT Diseases,Otolaryngological Diseases,Otorhinolaryngologic Disease,Otorhinolaryngological Disease,Disease, ENT,Disease, Otolaryngologic,Disease, Otolaryngological,Disease, Otorhinolaryngologic,Disease, Otorhinolaryngological,Diseases, ENT,Diseases, Otolaryngologic,Diseases, Otolaryngological,Diseases, Otorhinolaryngologic,Diseases, Otorhinolaryngological,ENT Disease,Otolaryngologic Disease,Otolaryngological Disease,Otorhinolaryngological Diseases
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012867	Skin	The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D013529	Surgical Wound Dehiscence	Pathologic process consisting of a partial or complete disruption of the layers of a surgical wound.	Dehiscence, Surgical Wound,Wound Dehiscence, Surgical
D013530	Surgical Wound Infection	Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.	Postoperative Wound Infection,Infection, Postoperative Wound,Infection, Surgical Wound,Surgical Site Infection,Wound Infection, Postoperative,Wound Infection, Surgical,Infection, Surgical Site,Infections, Postoperative Wound,Infections, Surgical Site,Infections, Surgical Wound,Postoperative Wound Infections,Surgical Site Infections,Surgical Wound Infections,Wound Infections, Postoperative,Wound Infections, Surgical
D014945	Wound Healing	Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue.	Healing, Wound,Healings, Wound,Wound Healings