The Diabetic Foot Medical and Surgical Management /

In the fourth edition of this gold-standard title, a distinguished panel of experts provides a thorough update of the significant improvements in our understanding of diabetic foot physiology and its clinical management. Divided into three sections, the first part focuses on clinical features and di...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Veves, Aristidis (Editor), Giurini, John M. (Editor), Guzman, Raul J. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2018.
Edition:4th ed. 2018.
Series:Contemporary diabetes.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Epidemiology and Health Care Cost of Diabetic Foot Problems
  • Clinical examination and risk classification of the diabetic foot
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Diagnosis of Peripheral Artery Disease in the Diabetic Patient
  • Imaging of Infection in the Diabetic Foot
  • Principles of Care in the Diabetic Surgical Patient
  • Physiology and Pathophysiology of Wound Healing in Diabetes
  • Neuropeptides, Inflammation, and Diabetic Wound Healing – lessons from experimental models and human subjects
  • Dermal regeneration and induction of wound closure in diabetic wounds
  • Microvascular changes in the diabetic foot
  • Structural and Functional Changes in Skin of the Diabetic Foot
  • Biomechanics of the Diabetic Foot: The Road to Foot Ulceration
  • Cell therapies:New frontier for the management of diabetic foot ulceration
  • MicroRNAs: Novel therapeutic targets for diabetic wound healing
  • Tissue Engineered Wound Dressings for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  • Preparation of the Wound Bed of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer
  • Microbiology and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infection
  • Topical Wound Care Treatment and Indications for Their Use
  • Surgical treatment of the ulcerated foot
  • Lower Extremity Arterial Reconstruction in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Principles of Treatment
  • Soft Tissue Reconstructive Options For The Ulcerated Or Gangrenous Diabetic Foot
  • The diabetic charcot foot
  • Amputations and Rehabilitation
  • Organization of the Diabetic Foot Care Team
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Psychosocial and Educational Implications of Diabetic Foot Complications
  • The Role of Footwear in the Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications: the state of the art in 2016. .