Description
Book SynopsisDiabetes can limit blood supply to the feet resulting in loss of feeling, which means foot injuries do not heal well and may go unnoticed. People with diabetes are 15 times more likely to have a limb amputated due to gangrene (NHS Choices).
Presented as case studies, this book is a practical guide to the diabetic foot, with a focus on the different types and stages of diabetic foot disease and clinical management.
Divided into nine sections, the book begins with in depth coverage of diagnostic tools. Each of the following sections discusses the treatment of different diabetic foot disorders, from simple cures to more aggressive and advanced modalities to avoid amputations.
Table of ContentsSection 1: Diagnostic Tools
Section 2: Treatment Modalities
Section 3: Neuropathic Unilateral Ulcers
Section 4: Neuropathic Bilateral Ulcers
Section 5: Ischemic Cases
Section 6: Osteomyelitis
Section 7: Charcot’s Foot
Section 8: Infected Diabetic Foot
Section 9: Renal Foot
Section 10: Diabetic Hand Wounds: Not Uncommon
Section 11: Footwear Injury
Section 12: Foreign Body Injury
Section 13: Iceberg Phenomenon
Section 14: Major Lower Limb Amputations
Section 15: Venous Stasis Ulcers
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