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Podiatric assessment and management of the diabetic foot /

Packed with practical tips and advice for the podiatrist, this unique book gives students, practitioners and other healthcare professionals working with the diabetic foot fresh insights into the role of the podiatrist in diabetic foot care and the many ways in which outcomes for diabetic foot patien...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foster, Alethea V. M.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2006.
Subjects:
Foot > Diseases.
Diabetes > Complications.
Podiatry.
Diabetic Foot
Foot Diseases
Diabetes Complications
Podiatry
Pied > Maladies.
Diabète > Complications et séquelles.
Podologie.
Diabetes > Complications
Foot > Diseases
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why diabetic feet get into trouble
  • 2. Reducing the impact of diabetic foot complications with good metabolic control
  • 3. Examining the diabetic foot
  • 4. Offloading the diabetic foot
  • 5. The infected foot
  • 6. Management of vascular patients
  • 7. Non ulcerative pathologies
  • 8. The history of wound care
  • 9. Psychology and education ₆ overcoming the barriers
  • 10.Communications
  • 11. New roles for podiatrists
  • Appendix ₆ Useful addresses
  • Index.