The Diabetic Foot Medical and Surgical Management [Paperback]

In The Diabetic Foot: Medical and Surgical Management, a distinguished panel of clinicians-many practicing at the famous Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center-illuminate the successful new multidisciplinary approach now clearly required for the successful treatment of this medical problem. Drawing on the experiences of diabetologists, podiatrists, vascular surgeons, infectious disease specialists, orthotists, plastic and orthopedic surgeons, the book clearly describes established techniques known to be effective. Also highlighted are the many emerging treatments that will affect diabetic foot care in the years ahead, including a new understanding of wound-healing pathophysiology and the recent introduction of growth factors and living skin equivalents.In The Diabetic Foot: Medical and Surgical Management, a distinguished panel of clinicians-many practicing at the famous Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center-illuminate the successful new multidisciplinary approach now clearly required for the successful treatment of this medical problem. Drawing on the experiences of diabetologists, podiatrists, vascular surgeons, infectious disease specialists, orthotists, plastic and orthopedic surgeons, the book clearly describes established techniques known to be effective. Also highlighted are the many emerging treatments that will affect diabetic foot care in the years ahead, including a new understanding of wound-healing pathophysiology and the recent introduction of growth factors and living skin equivalents.Introduction to Diabetes: Principles of Care in the Surgical Patient with DiabetesPeter SheehanEpidemiology and Health Care Costs of Diabetic Foot ProblemsGayle E. ReiberPhysiology and Pathophysiology of Wound HealingVincent FalangaDiabetic PolyneuropathySolomon TesfayeMicrovascular Changes in the Diabetic FootCameron M. Akbari and Frank W. LoGerfoClinical Features and Diagnosis of Macrovascular DiseaseNikhil Kansal and Allen HamdanFoot Pressure Abnormalities in thel.