Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot

by Armstrong, David G.; Lavery, Lawrence A.

• ISBN13: 9781580405706
• ISBN10: 1580405703
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-01-12
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association

Summary

The third edition of Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot has been fully revised and updated, and continues to be the essential handbook on foot care and the treatment of the diabetic foot.

The diabetic foot is typically the victim of nerve damage, micro- and macrovascular disease, and faulty healing, mechanisms that without proper care can lead to amputation. More than 80,000 diabetes-related amputations are performed in the United States each year, but non-specialist primary care providers, as well as residents, nurses, and diabetes educators, can help prevent this devastating, life-altering, and expensive complication. Healthcare professionals and medical students alike will find that this concise, well-indexed, and updated guide offers practical advice on detecting and managing diabetes-related foot complications.

Author Biography

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, is professor of surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona in Tucson, visiting professor of medicine at the University of Manchester College of Medicine in Manchester, UK, and co-founder of Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA)in Tucson.

Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH, is professor of surgery in the Department of Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.