This aims to be an exhaustive reference covering the full spectrum of foot disorders in the high risk diabetic patient. This is a highly illustrated book which provides the reader with detailed descriptions of up-to-date diagnosis and treatment techniques. It covers evaluation, assessment, treatment and prevention. It also discusses such topics as infection, ulceration, footwear and prostheses. It aims to review the entire spectrum of disorders specific to the feet of diabetic patients and the multidisciplinary approach includes pathophysiology, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot disorders. It should also serve as a complete guide and update to all current medical literature on the subject.
This aims to be an exhaustive reference covering the full spectrum of foot disorders in the high risk diabetic patient. This is a highly illustrated book which provides the reader with detailed descriptions of up-to-date diagnosis and treatment techniques. It covers evaluation, assessment, treatment and prevention. It also discusses such topics as infection, ulceration, footwear and prostheses. It aims to review the entire spectrum of disorders specific to the feet of diabetic patients and the multidisciplinary approach includes pathophysiology, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot disorders. It should also serve as a complete guide and update to all current medical literature on the subject.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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411 half-tones, 71 line drawings, index
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978-0-443-08665-6 (9780443086656)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
An overview of diabetes mellitus; epidemiology and diabetic foot disease; diabetic vascular disease; diabetic neuropathy; evaluation of the diabetic foot and leg; imaging of the diabetic foot; environmental stress and tissue breakdown; biomechanics of the diabetic foot; pressure assessment methods in the foot; diabetic foot ulcerations; diabetic foot infections; osteomyelitis of the diabetic foot; noninvasive evaluation of the lower extremity arterial system; lower extremity arteriography in the diabetic foot; vascular surgery of the lower extremity; diabetic neuropathic osteoarthropy; lower extremity amputations; limb salvage techniques; plastic surgical approaches to the diabetic foot; antibiotic-loaded bone cement in the management of diabetic foot infections; oxygen therapy in the diabetic foot; the ambulatory total contact cat; prostheses and orthoses for the foot and ankle; footwear considerations; rehabilitation of the diabetic patient; prophylactic foot surgery; medico-legal implications of diabetic foot disease.
