Atlas of the Diabetic Foot

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 color 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, include 5 videos that clearly demonstrate the methods of examination for diabetic neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease. The text incldues methods of callus removal and debridement as well as offloading. In addition, 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 a 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 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.

CONTENTS

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 Diabetic Neuropathy

3 Anatomic Risk Factors for Diabetic Foot Ulceration

4 Other Foot-Related Risk Factors

5 Skin and Systemic Diseases with Manifestations in the Feet

6 Neuropathic Ulcers

7 Peripheral Vascular Disease

8 Ischemic and Neuro-Ischemic Ulcers and Gangrene

9 Heel Ulcers

10 Charcot Foot

11 Infections

12 Methods of Prevention

13 Methods of Ulcer Healing

14 Amputations

Appendix

Index

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.

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.

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

Stavros Liatis, MD, Consultant in Internal Medicine and Diabetology, 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 Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece