RT Book, Section
A1 McCulloch, Joseph M.
A1 Kloth, Luther C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1137492608
T1 Foreword
T2 Wound Healing Evidence-Based Management, 4e
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803619043
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137492608
RD 2024/04/16
AB The  preface  written  by  Joe  McCulloch  and  Lu  Kloth  to  the  fourth  edition  of  what  is  now  most  appropriately  called  Wound  Healing:  Evidence  Based  Management,  has  made  my  job  remarkably  easy.  In  their  Preface  to  this  edition,  they  have  nicely  highlighted  the  wonderful  additions  in  content  and  authorship  since  the  third  edition  was  published  in  2002.  This  text  is  truly  an  international  masterpiece  on  a  subject  that  has  now  drawn  attention  from  multidisciplinary  clinicians  and  students  facing  the  need  to  demonstrate  treatment  efficacy  for  any  traumatically  or  metabolically-induced  pathology  of  the  integument  and  underlying  structures.  Dr.  McCulloch  and  Prof.  Kloth  have  accomplished  this  goal  through  fine  tuning  of  a  process  begun  over  20  years  ago.  They  have  watched  this  field  grow  with  diligence,  and,  in  the  process,  have  attracted  a  cadre  of  colleagues  who  recognize  the  value  residing  in  their  contributions  to  arguably  the  most  comprehensive  text  on  this  subject.  More  importantly,  the  willingness  of  this  diverse  team  of  contributors  to  spend  the  time  and  resources  to  offer  contemporary  information  is  tempered  by  the  realization  that  their  efforts  required  comprehensive  documentation  to  support  many  contentions  made  regarding  treatment  approaches  and  modality/technique  utilization.  Such  a  requirement  forms  the  cornerstone  of  all  texts  comprising  the  Contemporary  Perspectives  in  Rehabilitation  series.  Each  text  must  provide  information  based  on  evidence  while  challenging  the  student  or  clinician  through  thought-provoking  case  histories  or  other  unique  vehicles.  In  that  context,  Dr.  McCulloch  and  Prof.  Kloth  become  the  first  to  insert  the  notion  of  “pearls  (of  wisdom)”  within  chapters  comprising  this  volume.  Such  pearls  can  be  used  to  extract  essential  points  of  information,  or,  more  comprehensively,  to  guide  readers’  thinking  as  they  absorb  information  within  most  chapters.