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Good outcomes following surgery depend on satisfactory wound healing. This involves a range of inflammatory, biochemical, and physiologic changes at the operative site, which will ultimately lead to resolution, healing, and bone remodelling. Wound healing does not always follow a predictable course, and therefore an understanding of its key aspects will serve as a foundation for interpreting clinical signs and determining when it is compromised.

There are four key stages in wound healing (Figure 1.1):

1 Haemostasis.

2 Inflammatory phase.

3 Proliferative phase.

4 Remodelling and resolution.

Figure 1.1 Phases of wound healing.

An interruption at any one of these stages will lead to a protracted recovery period.