High Risk Foot in Diabetes Mellitus

Robert G. Frykberg, Gary W. Gibbons, Aristides Veves, Lawrence B. Harkless (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

640 Seiten

2002 | 2nd edition
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-07792-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The second edition of this text provides the up-to-date information on medical and surgical management of diabetic foot problems with a critical review of contemporary literature. This multidisciplinary text also has new chapters on pathophysiology, dermatology, and wound management.

Inhalt

An overview of diabetes mellitus; epidemiology and prevention of diabetic foot disease; pathophysiology of the diabetic foot; diabetic vascular disease; diabetic neuropathy; evaluation of the diabetic foot and leg; dermatology; 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; antibiotic loaded bone cement in the management of diabetic foot infections; noninvasive evaluation of the lower extremity arterial system; lower extremity arteriography in the diabetic patient; vascular surgery of the lower extremity; diabetic neuropathic osteoarthropy - the charcot foot; lower extremity amputations; limb salvage techniques; plastic surgical approaches to the diabetic foot; wound management - topical therapies and special dressings; oxygen therapy; total contact cast; prostheses and orthoses; footwear considerations; rehabilitation of the diabetic patient; prophylactic foot surgery; patient and physician education in managing diabetic foot disease.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2002
• Zusatzinfo: 510 illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 1000 g
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Diabetologie
• ISBN-10: 0-443-07792-4 / 0443077924
• ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07792-0 / 9780443077920
• Zustand: Neuware