On the occasion of the European Congress on Wound Healing and Skin Physiology (Bochum, Germany, November 1992), an international team of scientists and clinicians discussed the core topics in this important field of dermatological and surgical research.
Themes include morphology and physiology, microcirculation and angiogenesis, biochemistry and immunology, microbiology and wound infection, non-invasive measurement techniques, wound repair, surgical treatment, dressings, and agents that promote wound healing.

I. History of Wound Healing

Theory and Practice of Wound Healing in the Past
De rara medicatione vulnerum: An Historical Approach to Wound Care
II. Morphology and Physiology
Fetal Wound Repair
Histological Examination of Skin Grafts
Reepithelialisation of Wounds
Pathophysiology of Wound Healing in Venous Leg Ulcers
Collagen Metabolism and Wound Contraction
The Role of the Connective Tissue Matrix in Wound Healing: Fibroblast and Collagen Interactions
Modulation of Fibroblastic Cytoskeletal Features During Wound Healing and Fibrosis
III. Microcirculation and Angiogenesis
Measurement of Microcirculation
Spatial Pattern of Cutaneous Perfusion in Wound Healing
The Vascular Architecture of the Keloid: A Scanning Electron Microscope Study on Vascular Corrosion Casts
Growth Factor Control of Wound Healing Angiogenesis
Blood Flow in Ulcerated Tissue and Surrounding Skin: Healing Correlates with Return of the Venoarteriolar Reflex
Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Terminal Blood Spaces in the Proximal Tibia Metaphysis of the Growing Rat - A Model to Study Normal Angiogenesis
IV. Biochemistry and Immunology
Trace Elements in Normal and Impaired Wound Healing
Plasmin-Mediated Pericellular Proteolysis by Keratinocytes: Extracellular Matrix Reorganisation vs Tissue Damage
Reduced Migration Potential of Epithelial Cells from Explants of Chronic Decubitus Ulcers: The Cause of Impaired Wound Healing?
Fibronectin and Its Role in Wound Healing
Mechanisms of Action of Collagenase in Wound Repair
Studies of Growth Factor and Matrix Proteinase Activities During Early Stages of Wound Healing
Regulatory Aspects of Collagen Synthesis in Fibroblasts from Human Colon and Skin
Platelet Released Factors Stimulate Rat Burn Wound Contraction.-V. Experimental Studies
Biologic Activity of Tissue Flaps in the Treatment of Complicated Wounds
Studies on Wound Healing in Axial Pattern Flaps of the Diabetic Rat
Endogenous Growth Factor Pathways May Regulate Epidermal Hyperplasia in Chronic Venous Wounds: Modulation by Hydrocolloid Dressings
Immunohistochemical Effect of a Hydrocolloid Occlusive Dressing (DuoDERM E) in Psoriasis Vulgaris
The Treatment of Malum Perforans Pedis: Operative and Conservative Therapy
Phosphocreatine Ameliorates Structural Integrity of Ischemic Skin Flaps
Granulocyte Activity Is Enhanced by Culture Supernatants of Mononuclear Leukocytes Incubated with Tetrachlorodecaoxide
Skin Reactions and Sensations Induced by Intradermal Injection of Substance P into Compound 48/80 Pretreated Skin
Effect of Wound Fluid on Cultured Keratinocytes
Strategies of Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts in Wound Closure Observed in an In Vitro Model
Interleukin-2 Improves Transfusion-Suppressed Repair of Experimental Intestinal Anastomoses
Neuropeptides and Merkel Cells in Tissue Expansion
Congenital Factor XIII Deficiency as Cause of Therapy-Resistant Burn Wounds
VI. Microbiology and Wound Infection
The Microbiology of Wounds
Pathogenesis of Wound Infections
Interaction of Bacteria with Host Defence Cells: Mechanisms of Burn Wound Sepsis
Streptococcus pyogenes Induced Necrosis and Ulcers of the Skin: The Possible Role of Streptococal Exotoxins
Inhibition of Wound Healing by Topical Anti-microbial Agents
Intra-arterial Application of Ceftizoxime Supports Wound Healing in Infected Ischemic Lesions of the Limbs
VII. Noninvasive Measurement Techniques
Noninvasive Measurement of Wound Healing of the Skin
Computerized Wound Analysis - A New Method for Assessment of Healing.-A Color Image Analysis System (CD-CWA) for the Quantification of Wound Healing in Multicenter Trials
Noninvasive Assessment of the Physical Properties of the Skin
Noninvasive Evaluation of Skin Barrier Function
A Cellstick Device for Wound Healing Research
High-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging of Various Types of Wounds
A 20 MHz Ultrasound Examination of Lipodermatosclerosis
Physiological Changes in Aging Skin
Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases and Leg Ulcer
VIII. Surgery and Physical Therapy of Wounds
Wound Healing in Oncologic Dermatosurgery
Treatment of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars with Cryosurgery and Silicon Gel Sheeting
Surgery of Venous Leg Ulcers
Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers with a Soft Laser Light
IX. Dressings and Agents Promoting Wound Healing
Dressings as a New Concept for Topical Treatment of Ulcers
The Effect of Allopurinol on Wound Contraction and Granulation Tissue Formation in the Rat
Effects of Pale Ichthyol in a Model of Impaired Wound Healing
Pretreatment of Photodamaged Forearm Skin with Topical Tretinoin Accelerates Healing of Full-Thickness Wounds
Treatment of Chronic Wounds with Cultured Keratinocytes
Influence of Agents Used for Topical Wound Treatment on Phagocyte Stimulation and Fibroblast Growth
Both Wet and Moist Wound Environments Accelerate Cutaneous Healing
Comparative Experimental Study on the Treatment of Open Wounds
Comparison of Varihesive E with the Conventional Tulle Gras Dressing in Skin Graft Donor Sites Treatment of Infants
Hydrocolloid Dressings in the Therapy of Cryolesions
Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers Using Occlusive Hydrocolloid Dressings (Varihesive E) Versus Conventional Phase-Adapted Wound Dressing
Weekly treatment of Psoriatic Plaques with the Hydrocolloid Dressing DuoDERM E in Combination with Triamcinolone Acetonide
Covering Tattoo Dermabrasion Wounds with a Hydrocolloid Dressing (Varihesive E)
A Prospective Randomized Study of the Efficacy of Hydrogel, Hydrocolloid, and Saline Moistened Dressings on the Management of Pressure Ulcers
Pericapillary Fibrin in Venous Ulcers Treated with Hydrocolloid Dressings.