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Book Detail
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The Foot in Diabetes
Boulton, Andrew J. M.
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Previous ISBN (13): 9780471489740 Affiliation: Manchester Royal Infimary, UK, Diabetes Research Unit, University of Miami, USA Audience: Professional and scholarly Dimensions: 9.9 x 1.22 x 6.85 in
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Synopsis:
This latest edition reviews important developments in the field of diabetic foot care and its scientific basis. With a focus on practical applications and management it examines new technologies such as vacuum therapy, new casting techniques, the use stems cells and gene therapy in wound healing and reviews new international guidelines introduced for the management of infectious disease. This latest edition reviews important developments in the field of diabetic foot care and its scientific basis. With a focus on practical applications and management it examines new technologies such as vacuum therapy, new casting techniques, the use stems cells and gene therapy in wound healing and reviews new international guidelines introduced for the management of infectious disease. This latest edition reviews important developments in the field of diabetic foot care and its scientific basis. With a focus on practical applications and management it examines new technologies such as vacuum therapy, new casting techniques, the use stems cells and gene therapy in wound healing and reviews new international guidelines introduced for the management of infectious disease. Since the publication of the third edition of The Foot in Diabetes, there have been important developments in the field of diabetic foot care and its scientific basis, including: The introduction of new technologies such as vacuum therapy, new casting techniques, the use of hormones and growth factors in wound healing; Advances in the understanding of the biomechanics of foot problems; Increased problems with multidrug-resistant organisms; The introduction of new international guidelines for the management of foot infections; Significant progress in the use of cytokines, metalloproteinase inhibitors, stem cells and gene therapy in wound healing. This fourth edition of this popular title maintains the strengths of earlier editions, with a strong emphasis on practical applications and
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