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Diabetic Foot Problems
About this book
This pioneering textbook is the first one ever on diabetic foot problems. With contributions from a multidisciplinary panel of experts, it presents a comprehensive curriculum on the topic. This includes global and socio-economic aspects of diabetes; a team approach; basic science of the foot (anatomy and biomechanics); clinical assessment and classification systems for diabetic foot problems; endocrine aspects; diabetic foot infections (clinical presentation and management); amputations in diabetic foot surgery (predictive factors, major and distal amputations, rehabilitation and phantom pain management); care of diabetic wounds (including the role of the latest technologically advanced dressings, vacuum dressings, anodyne therapy, ultrasonic debridement and extracorporeal shockwave therapy); and diabetic footcare and diabetic footwear.
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Endocrinology & MetabolismTable of contents
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 14. Management of Diabetes by Siok Bee Chionh
- 15. Diabetic Foot Infections — Epidemiology and Predictive Factors for Limb Loss by Aziz Nather, Zameer Aziz, Paul Ananth Tambyah and Yiong Huak Chan
- 16. Antibiotics in the Management of Diabetic Foot Infections by Catherine Ong and Paul Ananth Tambyah
- 17. Necrotising Fasciitis by Aziz Nather and Tony Setiobudi
- 18. Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy and the Diabetic Foot by Arlene Chua and Dale Fisher
- 19. Predictive Factors for Limb Salvage — The Singapore Experience by Aziz Nather, Xinyi Li, Siok Bee Chionh, Yiong Huak Chan and Clarabelle B. T. Lin
- 20. Predictive Factors for Limb Salvage: The Hong Kong Experience by Hon-Bong Leung and Joseph Wing-Cheung Wong
- 21. Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Programme (LEAP) — The Singapore Experience by Kok Hoong Chia, Daniel Wong and Alex Chao
- 22. Major Amputations in Diabetics by Aziz Nather and Gurpal Singh
- 23. Distal Limb Amputations in Diabetics by Gurpal Singh and Aziz Nather
- 24. Rehabilitation Following Major Lower Limb Amputation by Andrew Kean Seng Lim and Aziz Nather
- 25. Phantom Pain and Its Management by Widjajalaksmi Kusumaningsih
- 26. Charcot Joint Disease — Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation and Classification Systems by Tony Setiobudi, Aziz Nather, Rajesh Vasant Asurlekar and G. Parimala Devi
- 27. Management and Complications of Charcot Joint Disease by Aziz Nather and Tony Setiobudi
- 28. Principles of Wound Healing by Mark E. Puhaindran
- 29. Types of Dressings for Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Tiffany Tsao and Aziz Nather
- 30. New Generation Dressings for Diabetic Wounds by Aziz Nather, Tiffany Tsao and Adriaan Erasmus
- 31. Role of Anodyne Therapy for Healing of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Aziz Nather, Eileen Y. Sim, Janice Chien Chi Cheng, Shu Hui Neo and Jocelyn Li Ling Chew
- 32. Role of Ultrasonic Debridement for Healing of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Adriaan Erasmus, Aziz Nather and Ajay Nambiar
- 33. Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) for Healing of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Aziz Nather and Adriaan Erasmus
- 34. Vacuum Assisted Closure in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Yeong-Pin Peng
- 35. Diabetic Foot Care by Tiffany Tsao
- 36. Diabetic Footwear: Current Status and Future Directions by Aziz Nather and Gurpal Singh
- 37. Industry Survey for Footwear: What is on the Market at the Moment by Adam Jorgensen
- 38. Footwear Habits in Diabetics With and Without Diabetic Foot Problems — The Singapore Experience by Aziz Nather, Gurpal Singh, Xin Ni Koo, Zameer Aziz and Kathryn Stone
- 39. Footwear: The Hong Kong Experience by Hon-Bong Leung and Joseph Wing-Cheung Wong
- Index