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The revised and updated third edition of the essential guide to the diagnosis and treatment of the diabetic footThe 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 casesExplains the prevention and treatment of diabetic foot problems in a revised and updated editionIncludes a larger format that allows for a better quality imagesOffers a companion website with high-resolution digital files of photographs of the case studies presentedPresents a multidisciplinary approach appropriate for a wide audience foot and diabetic professionals(https://www.acco.be/nl-be/items/9781119255239/Atlas-of-the-Diabetic-Foot)

Diabetische voet --- Diabetes mellitus --- Diabetic Foot --- Diabetes Complications --- Diabètes --- Pied diabétique. --- Complications. --- Complications (médecine) --- Diabetes --- Foot --- Complications --- Ulcers --- Diabetic Foot. --- Diabetes Complications.