This pioneering textbook is the first one ever on diabetic foot problems. With contributions from a multidisciplinary panel of experts, it presents a comprehensive curriculum on the topic. This includes global and socio-economic aspects of diabetes; a team approach; basic science of the foot (anatomy and biomechanics); clinical assessment and classification systems for diabetic foot problems; endocrine aspects; diabetic foot infections (clinical presentation and management); amputations in diabetic foot surgery (predictive factors, major and distal amputations, rehabilitation and phantom pain management); care of diabetic wounds (including the role of the latest technologically advanced dressings, vacuum dressings, anodyne therapy, ultrasonic debridement and extracorporeal shockwave therapy); and diabetic footcare and diabetic footwear.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN-13
9789812791511
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96397234
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Physical Therapy
Author
Abdul Aziz Nather
Publication Name
Diabetic Foot Problems
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
604 Pages
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
Singapore
Editor
Abdul Aziz Nather
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