1. The physiology of wound bed preparation / Gregory S. Schultz -- 2. Wound surgery / Mark S. Granick and Luc Teot -- 3. Surgical management of necrotizing fasciitis / Tristan L. Hartzell and Dennis P. Orgill -- 4. Debridement of acute traumatic wounds (avulsion, crush, and high powered) / Michael Suk -- 5. Burn surgery / Malachy E. Asuku and Stephen M. Milner -- 6. Skin grafts in wound management / Lars-Peter Kamolz and Raymund E. Horch -- 7. Alternatives to skin grafts / Franck Duteille and Luc Tt -- 8. Timing of reconstruction / Naveen K. Ahuja and James M. Russavage -- 9. The influence of negative pressure wound therapy on wound surgery / Ravi K. Garg and Geoffrey C. Gurtner -- 10. The clinical use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation in surgical wound healing / Tom Wolvos -- 11. Debridement of infected orthopedic prostheses / John S. Davidson, Eugene M. Toh and Tom Wolvos -- 12. Management of surgical site infections / David Leaper and Donald Fry -- 13. Surgical management of venous leg ulcers / Dieter Mayer -- 14. Surgical management of diabetic foot ulcers / Joseph L. Fiorito, Brian Leykum, and D.G. Armstrong -- 15. Surgical management of pressure ulcers / Sadanori Akita -- 16. Incorporating advanced wound therapies into the surgical wound management strategy / William J. Ennis, Claudia Lee, Malgorzata Plummer, Audrey Sui, and Patricio Meneses -- 17. Evolution of telemedicine in plastic and reconstructive surgery / M. Trovato, M. Granick, L. Teot, and H. Kaufman -- 18. Wound dressings for surgeons / Sylvie Meaume and Isabelle Weber.