Diabetes can limit blood supply to the feet resulting in loss of feeling, which means foot injuries do not heal well and may go unnoticed. People with diabetes are 15 times more likely to have a limb amputated due to gangrene (NHS Choices).This book is a complete guide to the care of diabetic foot. Beginning with the basics of the condition, clinical examination and assessment, the following chapters describe management strategies for diabetic foot resulting from different disorders.This comprehensive manual includes more than 300 images, illustrations and tables, and each chapter offers suggestions for further reading.Key pointsComplete guide to care of the diabetic footCovers diagnosis and management strategies for the condition resulting from different disordersIncludes more than 300 images, illustrations and tablesExtensive further reading suggestions
Sharad Pendsey MDConsultant in Diabetology, Director, Diabetes Clinic and Research Centre, Dhantoli, Nagpur, Maharastra, India
IntroductionHistorical Notes on a Modern Disease: The Diabetic FootSurgical Anatomy of the Lower limb and FootThe Global Burden of Diabetic FootDiabetic NeuropathyThe Biomechanics of the Diabetic FootExamination of Feet in DiabetesClassification and Staging of Diabetic FootThe Assessment and Management of Plantar Ulcers and Off-loading the Diabetic FootThe Diabetic Charcot Foot: Diagnosis and ManagementDiabetic Foot InfectionsPrinciples of Debridement in Infected FootEvaluation of Neuroischemic FootApproach to Dysvascular Diabetic FootDiabetic Foot Ulcers – Short and Long Term OutcomesAmputationsNewer Therapies-Advanced wound healing products and techniquesAtypical features of Diabetic foot in IndiansScreening and Prevention of the Diabetic FootPrescribing FootwearPatient education and empowerment in the prevention and Management of diabetic foot diseaseEstablishing a Multidisciplinary/ Interdisciplinary Diabetic Foot Clinic
