Diabetic Foot

"This book is a must for any practitioner treating diabetic foot patients. With an array of authors from renowned institutions, this book has satisfactorily taken on the enormous task of providing current information on the management of the diabetic foot, while reinforcing well-established protocols, principles, and treatments...Particularly well done is the chapter on clinical examination and identification of the at-risk patient, which presents key questions for identifying ulcer risk and assessing a diabetic foot wound. Several chapters informatively and clearly address the vascular complications and surgical treatments available. Also well-covered is diabetic polyneuropathy. In this challenging yet common complication of diabetes, the author does an excellent job of classifying various syndromes of diabetic neuropathy, including differential diagnosis, causes, and management. The surgical chapters describe an array of options for the surgical practitioner. Of note is the section on amputations and rehabilitation in which the authors provide an innovative view of amputations as a procedure to enable the patient to return to productive community activity instead of failure or the start of disability. It is a pleasure to review such an insightful book full of information, new and old, that can be easily incorporated into the daily treatment of the diabetic foot patient. I highly recommend this book as an additional reference for those involved in the complicated task of medical and surgical management of the diabetic foot." -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal "The topics covered range from proven preventive strategies to cutting-edge wound care techniques that draw on such new developments as growth factors and living skin equivalents. A detailed review of the pathophysiology of the diabetic foot is also included. The emphasis throughout is on a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates the services of diabetologists, podiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, orthotists, diabetic nurse educators and others. Numerous black-and-white color photographs, drawings, algorithms, and charts illustrate the text" - Consultant "Overall, this is an excellent text. Dr. Veves and his colleagues have provided a scholarly and multidisciplinary summary of an increasingly common clinical problem faced by all vascular surgeons. This book will be of great value to vascular surgeons, orthopedic surgeons who treat diabetic foot problems, and other specialists who treat these patients." -Annals of Vascular Surgery "This book provides detailed information on the medical and surgical management of the diabetic foot. With chapters from many eminent contributors, the book will serve as an excellent point of reference to most departments involved in diabetic foot care." -European Journal of Endovascular "The 37 experts contributing to this excellent new book can help the reader appropriately advise and treat patients to minimize the bad outcomes-otherwise inherent in diabetes." - Comprehensive Therapy "This book provides detailed information on the medical and sugical management of the diabetic foot...the book will serve as an excellent point of reference to all individuals involved in the care of the diabetic foot disease...a welcome addition as a point of reference to most departments involved in diabetic foot care." - Eur J Vasc Surg

• 1 Introduction to Diabetes: Principles of Care in the Surgical Patient with Diabetes.- 2 Epidemiology and Health Care Costs of Diabetic Foot Problems.- 3 Physiology and Pathophysiology of Wound Healing.- 4 Diabetic Polyneuropathy.- 5 Microvascular Changes in the Diabetic Foot.- 6 Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Macrovascular Disease.- 7 Foot Pressure Abnormalities in the Diabetic Foot.- 8 Biomechanics of the Diabetic Foot: The Road to Foot Ulceration.- 9 Clinical Examination of the Diabetic Foot and Identification of the At-Risk Patient.- 10 Radiographic Changes of the Diabetic Foot.- 11 Microbiology and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections.- 12 Charcot Changes in the Diabetic Foot.- 13 Principles of Treatment of the Chronic Wound.- 14 Local Care of the Diabetic Foot.- 15 Surgical Treatment of the Ulcerated Foot.- 16 Amputations and Rehabilitation.- 17 Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects of the Foot.- 18 Role of Growth Factors in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulceration.- 19 Living Skin Equivalents for Diabetic Foot Ulcers.- 20 Vascular Surgery for the Diabetic Foot.- 21 Angioplasty and Other Noninvasive Surgical Procedures.- 22 Footwear in the Prevention of Diabetic Foot Problems.