Managing the diabetic foot

• Main Authors: Edmonds, M. E. (Author), Foster, Alethea V. M (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, Massahusetts Blackwell Pub. 2005
• Edition: SECOND EDITION
• Subjects: Diabetic Foot > therapy
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• Physical Description: vii, 164 pages illustrations 18 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159) and index
• ISBN: 9781405129701; 1405129700

This title is written by the BMA award-winning author team of Mike Edmonds and Alethea Foster. Aimed at podiatrists, nurses, physicians, surgeons, orthotists and all other members of the multidisciplinary diabetic foot team, "Managing the Diabetic Foot, Second Edition", remains a 'must-have' for all those interested in diabetes and the diabetic foot. New features of this Second Edition include: chapter on amputation has been expanded as has the overall surgical focus; metabolic control and all other aspects of management have also been extensively updated; and, new introductory chapter which describes the assessment of the diabetic foot, incorporating an illustrated section on differential diagnosis. Content aids the implementation of the "NICE" guidelines and the 'National Service Framework for Diabetes'.