[libribook.com] Traumatic Scar Tissue Management 1st Edition

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CytokinesCell-secreted proteins, peptides or glycoproteins that affect cell behavior, forexample during wound healing, fibroblast proliferation, the expression of growthfactors by macrophages and the migration of neutrophils to the wound site.Cytokines (e.g. tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) arereleased, mainly by polymorphonuclear leukocytes and macrophages, duringepisodes of inflammation and are crucial to the normal healing process.

DebridementRemoval of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound.Deep fascia (DF; aka fascia profunda)Generally speaking, throughout the body DF presents as a multilayerorganization – typically 2–3 dense collagen bundle layers interspersed with looseCT layers. The dense layers serve to augment force transmission and the looselayers augment slide/glide.

Debridement

Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound.

Deep fascia (DF; aka fascia profunda)

Generally speaking, throughout the body DF presents as a multilayer

organization – typically 2–3 dense collagen bundle layers interspersed with loose

CT layers. The dense layers serve to augment force transmission and the loose

layers augment slide/glide.

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