7th ed. / [edited by] John H. Bowker, Michael A. Pfeifer
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xviii, 627 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
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Fully updated, now in full color, this latest edition of Levin and O'Neal's The Diabetic Foot continues the work's proud tradition of providing the best diagnostic and management information for the challenging problems faced by patients with diabetic foot problems. With tips and pearls in every chapter, expansive color photographs, and its focus on team care, this classic reference is a must-have for anyone who cares for diabetic patients! Provide balanced, coordinated "team" care with multidisciplinary perspectives from diverse health professionals who care for diabetic patients with foot problems, including orthopedists, endocrinologists, vascular surgeons, podiatrists and wound care nurses. Use the exclusive Tips and Pearls in every chapter for quick review
Section A: The Foundations of Diabetic Foot Management -- 1: Diabetes Mellitus: Old Assumptions and New Realities -- 2: Epidemiology of Foot Ulcers and Amputations in the Diabetic Foot -- 3: Neuropathic Problems of the Lower Extremities in Diabetic Patients -- 4: Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis in Diabetes Mellitus: New Aspects of Pathogenesis -- 5: Hemorheology: Principles and Concepts -- 6: The Biomechanics of the Foot in Diabetes Mellitus -- 7: Cutaneous Aspects of Diabetes Mellitus -- 8: Nutritional Issues in the Patient with Diabetes and Foot Ulcers -- 9: Pathogenesis and General Management of Foot Lesions in the Diabetic Patient -- 10: Diabetic Foot Problems and their Management Around the World -- Section B: Evaluation Techniques and Nonsurgical Management -- 11: An Improved Method for Staging and Classification of Foot Lesions in the Diabetic Patient -- 12: Diabetic Foot Ulcer Care: Assessment and Management -- 13: Total-Contact Casting in the Treatment of Neuropathic Ulcers -- 14: Alternative Weight Redistribution Methods in the Treatment of Neuropathic Ulcers -- 15: Imaging of the Diabetic Foot -- 16: Noninvasive Vascular Testing: Basis, Application, and Role in Evaluating Diabetic Peripheral Arterial Disease -- 17: Radiologic Intervention in Diabetic Peripheral Vascular Disease -- 18: Modulating Wound Healing in Diabetes -- 19: Adjunctive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of the Diabetic Foot Wound -- 20: Footwear for Injury Prevention: Correlation with Risk Category -- 21: Charcot Neuropathy of the Foot -- 22: Infectious Problems of the Foot in Diabetic Patients -- Section C: Surgical Aspects -- 23: Surgical Pathology of the Foot and Clinicopathologic Correlations -- 24: Medical Management of the Diabetic Patients During the Perioperative Period -- 25: The Role of Vascular Surgery in the Diabetic Patient -- 26: Plastic Surgical Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot -- 27: Charcot Neuropathy of the Foot: Surgical Aspects -- 28: Minor and Major Lower Limb Amputation in Person with Diabetes Mellitus -- 29: Rehabilitation of the Diabetic Amputee -- Section D: Team Approach -- 30: Organizing an Education-Based Diabetic Foot Clinic -- 31: Lower Limb Self-Management Education -- 32: Role of the Wound Care Nurse -- 33: Role of the Podiatrist -- 34: Pedorthoic Care of the Diabetic Foot -- 35: Psychosocial and Psychological Aspects of Diabetic Foot Complications -- 36: Empowerment in Amputation Prevention -- 37: Improvements in Diabetic Foot Care with Clinical Information Systems -- Section E: Medicolegal Aspects -- 38: Medicolegal Aspects of Care and Treatment of the Diabetic Foot
Includes bibliographical references and index
Epidemiology and economic impact of foot ulcers and amputations in people with diabetes -- Diabetes mellitus: old assumptions and new realities -- Neuropathic problems of the lower limbs in diabetic patients -- Hemorheology: principles and concepts -- Atherosclerosis and thrombosis in diabetes mellitus: new aspects of pathogenesis -- The biomechanics of the foot in diabetes mellitus -- Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes mellitus -- Nutricitonal issues in the patient with diabetes and foot ulcers -- Classification of foot lesions in diabetes patients -- Imaging of the diabetic foot -- Noninvasive vascular testing in the evaluation of diabetic peripheral arterial disease -- The charcot foot (pied de charcot) -- Off-loading for diabetic foot disease -- Infectious problems of the foot in diabetic patients -- Wound healing in the diabetic foot -- Radiologic intervention in diabetic peripheral vascular disease -- Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treament of the diabetic foot -- Surgical pathology of the foot and clinicopathologic correlations -- Medical management of patients with diabetes mellitus during the perioperative period -- Minor and major lower-limb amputation in persons with diabetes mellitus -- Lower-limb arterial reconstruction in patients with diabetes mellitus: principles of treatment -- Plastic surgical reconstruction of the diabetic foot -- Charcot neuroarthopathy of the foot: surgical aspects -- Diabetic foot problems and their management around the world -- Organization and operation of an education- and research-based diabetic foot clinic -- Role of the podiatrist in the care of the diabetic foot -- Role of the wound care nurse -- Pedorthic care of the diabetic foot: correlation with risk category -- Rehabilitation of the diabetic amputee -- Lower-limb self-management education -- Psychosocial aspects of diabetic foot complications -- Diagnostic and procedural coding -- Medical-legal aspects of treating diabetic foot problems
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Electronic reproduction. St. Louis, MO. : MD Consult, LLC., [2009?]. Online version of print publication Mode of access: World Wide Web. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions
