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debridement - Definition: (Source: MedicineNet)

Debride: To remove dead, contaminated or adherent tissue or foreign material. The purpose of wound debridement is to remove all materials that may promote infection and impede healing. This may be done by enzymatic debridement (as with proteolytic enzymes), mechanical nonselective debridement (as in a whirlpool), or sharp debridement (by surgery). Debride comes from the French debrider, to remove the bridle (as from a horse). ...
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Further Reading on debridement
  • Rotator cuff repair ( WebMD )
    Surgery may be used to treat a rotator cuff disorder if the injury is very severe or if nonsurgical ...debris from the space in the shoulder where the rotator cuff moves ( debridement ). Making more room...
  • Venous Skin Ulcer - Treatment Overview ( WebMD )
    The key to treating venous skin ulcers is using compression stockings and elevating your legs . Compression reverses the underlying ...may contain medicine to help heal the ulcer. Debridement , or...
  • Toxic Shock Syndrome - Treatment Overview ( WebMD )
    By the time a person with toxic shock syndrome ( TSS ) sees a health professional , immediate medical ...to remove dead or severely infected tissue. This is called surgical debridement . As soon as the...
  • Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Bacteria) - Treatment Overview ( WebMD )
    A person with necrotizing fasciitis needs immediate medical treatment in a hospital as soon as the ...help prevent tissue death and promote healing. Surgery Surgery (surgical debridement ) is almost...
  • Fungal Nail Infections - Treatment Overview ( WebMD )
    Treatment for a fungal nail infection includes using medications , taking steps to prevent the ...infected nail and tissue is fully removed (avulsion) or partially removed ( debridement ). A topical or...


  • Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation (PDQ®) - Management Following Cancer Therapy ( WebMD )
    Routine systematic oral hygiene is important for reducing incidence and severity of oral sequelae of cancer therapy . The patient ...daily by removing bacterial plaque with gentle debridement with a...
  • Surgical nail removal for fungal nail infections ( WebMD )
    ...severe or returning fungal nail infections. The entire nail (avulsion) or only part of the nail ( debridement ) can be removed...The entire nail (avulsion) or only part of the nail ( debridement ) can be...
  • Nonsurgical nail removal for fungal nail infections ( WebMD )
    ...or your health professional's office. Either the entire nail (avulsion) or part of the nail ( debridement ) can be removed. This...the entire nail (avulsion) or part of the nail ( debridement ) can be...
  • Spinal fusion (arthrodesis) ( WebMD )
    Spinal fusion ( arthrodesis ) is a surgical procedure that joins , or fuses , two or more vertebrae . Spinal fusion is major surgery ,...may also be done as a follow-up to decompression and debridement ...
  • Subacromial smoothing and acromioplasty for rotator cuff disorders ( WebMD )
    Surgery may be used to treat a rotator cuff disorder if the injury is very severe or if nonsurgical ...loose fragments of tendon, bursa, and other debris from the shoulder ( debridement ). Additional...



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