Main description:

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.

Contents:

Introduction to Diabetes: Principles of Care in the Surgical Patient with Diabetes
Peter Sheehan

Epidemiology and Health Care Costs of Diabetic Foot Problems
Gayle E. Reiber

Physiology and Pathophysiology of Wound Healing
Vincent Falanga

Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Solomon Tesfaye

Microvascular Changes in the Diabetic Foot
Cameron M. Akbari and Frank W. LoGerfo

Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Macrovascular Disease
Nikhil Kansal and Allen Hamdan

Foot Pressure Abnormalities in the Diabetic Foot
Thomas E. Lyons, Jeremy Rich, and Aristidis Veves

Biomechanics of the Diabetic Foot: The Road to Foot Ulceration
Carine H.M. van Schie and Andrew J.M. Boulton

Clinical Examination of the Diabetic Foot and Identification of the At-Risk Patient
David G. Armstrong, Edward Jude, Andrew J.M. Boulton, and Lawrence B. Harkless

Radiographic Changes of the Diabetic Foot
Yvonne Cheung, Mary Hochman, and David P. Brophy

Microbiology and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections
Adolf W. Karchmer

Charcot Changes in the Diabetic Foot
Robert G. Frykberg

Principles of Treatment of the Chronic Wound
Joseph E. Grey, Vanessa Jones, and Keith G. Harding

Local Care of the Diabetic Foot
Philip Basile and Barry I. Rosenblum

Surgical Treatment of the Ulcerated Foot
John M. Giurini

Amputations and Rehabilitation
Ronald A. Sage, Michael Pinzur, Rodney Stuck, and Coleen Napolitano

Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects of the Foot
Nancy Falco Chedid

Growth Factors in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulceration
David L. Steed

Living Skin Equivalents for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Hau T. Pham, Thanh L. Dinh, and Aristidis Veves

Vascular Surgery for the Diabetic Foot
Frank B. Pomposelli, Jr. and David R. Campbell

Angioplasty and Other Noninvasive Surgical Procedures
David P. Brophy

Footwear in the Prevention of Diabetic Foot Problems
Luigi Uccioli