Small animal wound management: Options for wound closure

摘要

This article looks at wound closure once a healthy wound bed has been achieved. It discusses simple techniques for the avoidance of skin tension and includes skin stretching and vacuum assisted wound closure. Finally, techniques and recommendations for free skin grafts and skin Paps are presented. Before considering wound closure, the wound bed should be clean and free from necrotic tissue and infection (see previous article UK Vet Vol 16 No 4). Once this has been achieved, healing can be completed b