TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Wound Healing A1 - Franz, Michael G. A2 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2020 T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 15e AB - Acute wounds result from the sudden loss of anatomic structure in tissue following some form of injury with the transfer of kinetic, thermal, or chemical energy. Physiologically, an acute wound progresses predictably through the phases of wound healing and results in complete and sustained repair (Figure 6–1). Acute wounds typically occur in recently uninjured and otherwise normal tissue. Acute wound healing continuously advances completing the entire process within 6-12 weeks. Most surgical wounds are acute wounds. SN - PB - McGraw Hill LLC CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171273991 ER -