Foot problems in older people : assessment and management /
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Dr. Menz uses his detailed and extensive knowledge of the subject to provide a critique of the strengths and limitations of existing literature and to present in this easy-to-access volume a thoroughly p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh ; New York :
Churchill Livingstone,
2008.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Dr. Menz uses his detailed and extensive knowledge of the subject to provide a critique of the strengths and limitations of existing literature and to present in this easy-to-access volume a thoroughly practical, clinically orientated and evidence-based guide. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the assessment and management of foot and ankle problems in the elderly and older people. Areas covered include the epidemiology of foot problems, functional implications, assessment of the older person with foot problems, common foot problems and their management, foot and ankle manifestations of common systemic conditions, wound management, footwear and orthotic considerations, surgical considerations and outcome assessment. Each chapter provides a comprehensive and critical review of the literature as well as providing practical evidence-based guidelines for clinicians. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 261 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780702039379 0702039373 |