Atlas of the Diabetic Foot

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By Stavros Liatis and Konstantinos Makrilakis and Nicholas Tentolouris and Ioanna Eleftheriadou and Alexandros Kokkinos and Anastasios Tentolouris and Panagiotis Tsapogas

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Atlas of the Diabetic Foot is the revised and updated third edition guide dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetic foot problems aimed at reducing amputations. Featuring over 500 colour photographs from real-life cases, it explores a wide variety of foot issues with detailed information on differential diagnosis and treatment methods. The book covers the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and classification of diabetic foot ulcers, focusing on key risk factors such as diabetic neuropathy, peripheral arterial disease, and anatomical deformities of the lower extremities.

This edition includes 5 instructional videos demonstrating examination techniques for neuropathy and arterial disease, as well as guidance on callus removal, debridement, offloading, and total contact cast construction. It offers a multidisciplinary approach and comes with a companion website providing high-resolution digital files of the case study photographs.
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Atlas of the Diabetic Foot is intended for diabetes specialists, endocrinologists, diabetic nurse specialists, podiatrists, and podiatry nurse specialists seeking an authoritative resource to support prevention, diagnosis, and management of diabetic foot complications.

Preceded by Atlas of the diabetic foot / Nicholas Katsilambros ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. 2010.

Description

The revised and updated third edition of the essential guide to the diagnosis and treatment of the diabetic foot.

The revised third edition of the Atlas of the Diabetic Foot is an updated guide to the information needed for the prevention and treatment of diabetic foot problems with the aim of reducing amputations. In addition to offering the theoretical knowledge, the book is filled with more than 500 colour photos from real-life cases. The cases explore a wide variety of foot issues, and the text includes information about differential diagnosis and treatment. The authors—noted experts in the field—describe the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and classification of diabetic foot ulcers. In addition, the book highlights the diagnosis of the main risk factors for the diabetic foot, namely diabetic neuropathy, peripheral arterial disease, and the anatomic deformities of the lower extremities.

The updated third edition includes 5 videos that clearly demonstrate the methods of examination for diabetic neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease. The text includes methods of callus removal and debridement as well as offloading. Additionally, it contains information on how a total contact cast is constructed. This essential resource:

Contains a full colour presentation of diabetic foot cases
Explains the prevention and treatment of diabetic foot problems in a revised and updated edition
Includes a larger format that allows for better quality images
Offers a companion website with high-resolution digital files of photographs of the case studies presented
Presents a multidisciplinary approach appropriate for a wide audience of foot and diabetic professionals

Written for diabetes specialists, endocrinologists, and diabetic nurse specialists, podiatrists, and podiatry nurse specialists, Atlas of the Diabetic Foot offers the information needed to help with the prevention, diagnosis, and management of the diabetic foot.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119255239

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 March 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 3rd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 975g

Pages: 272

Collections

Alexandros Kokkinos Anastasios Tentolouris Health & Wellness Ioanna Eleftheriadou Konstantinos Makrilakis Nicholas Tentolouris Non-Fiction Panagiotis Tsapogas Self-Help & Personal Development Stavros Liatis

About the Author

IOANNA ELEFTHERIADOU, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Internal Medicine and Diabetes of the First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

ALEXANDROS KOKKINOS, MD, Associate Professor in Internal Medicine of the First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

STAVROS LIATIS, MD, Consultant in Internal Medicine and Diabetology of the First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

KONSTANTINOS MAKRILAKIS, MD, MPH, PHD, Associate Professor in Internal Medicine of the First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

NICHOLAS TENTOLOURIS, MD, Professor in Internal Medicine of the First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

ANASTASIOS TENTOLOURIS, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow of the First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

PANAGIOTIS TSAPOGAS, MD, Consultant in Internal Medicine and Diabetes Center for Diabetes and Metabolism, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece.