Answers
1. What are the basic rules of wound Do not harm! You will miss more by not looking
management? than not knowing
2. What is a basic rule about tissues? Tissue is tissue, if I wouldn't put it on my wound,
it doesn't go on my patient's wound
3. What should you do for the wound? Create the best environment for healing and get
out of the way
4. T or F: Be part of the solution, not the True
problem
5. What is required for normal function? Normal form
6. Why do you want to prevent "one The wound will want to close all the surround
wound - one scar"? structures together and we want to use physical
therapy to prevent this (results in lameness)
7. Why do wounds fail to heal? Lack of blood supply
Infection
Motion
Tension
8. How do you relieve tension? Undermine tissue, relieving incision, create flap
9. How do you restrict motion? Splint, bandage, cast
10. What are structures at risk in the distal Joint, tendon sheath, bursa
limb?
11. Why is it bad to have synovial fluid in- Bacteria love it!
volved in wounds?
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