Surgery for Diabetic Foot: A Practical Operative Manual - Hardcover

Aziz Nather

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 981475983X ISBN 13: 9789814759830

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2016

Synopsis

This is the first textbook on surgery for Diabetic Foot in the world. It is written as a practical surgery manual for residents and young surgeons performing surgical procedures for patients with diabetic foot problems. Such a guide will be useful not only to residents and surgeons in Singapore but also to our neighbouring countries including, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka etc.

Each surgical procedure is written in a systematic fashion covering indications, pre-operative preparation, anaesthesia, patient positioning, operative technique (in step by step fashion and illustrations) and post-operative care.

The scope covers all aspects of surgery for diabetic foot from surgical debridement, split skin grafting, surgery for osteomyelitis, minor amputations including ray, transmetatarsal, Lisfranc, Chopart and Modified Pirogoff amputation to major amputations such as below knee, through knee and above knee amputation. It also includes assessment for revascularisation and revascularisation procedures.

This book will serve as a useful practical guide for training surgical residents and for surgeons aspiring to do diabetic foot surgery.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 981475983X
• ISBN 13: 9789814759830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 452