Contents : 1. The biology of wound healing 2. Wound aetiology and classification 3. Decision-making in wound closure 4. Management of open wounds 5. Surgical drains in wound management and reconstructive surgery 6. Tension-relieving techniques and local skin flaps 7. Axial pattern flap 8. Free skin grafting 9. Pedicled muscle flaps 10. Microsurgery 11. Special considerations in wound management 12. Complications of wound healing