edited by Aziz Nather (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Table of Contents (41k)
Preface (41k)
Introduction (1,488k)
Chapter 1: Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications: A Global Problem (515k)
Chapter 2: Socio-Economic Factors of Diabetics with and without Foot Problems in Singapore (80k)
Chapter 3: Team Approach for Diabetic Foot Problems -- The Singapore Experience (2,648k)
Chapter 4: Team Approach for Diabetic Foot Problems -- The Hong Kong Experience (6733k)

This pioneering textbook is the first one ever on diabetic foot problems. With contributions from a multidisciplinary panel of experts, it presents a comprehensive curriculum on the topic. This includes global and socio-economic aspects of diabetes; a team approach; basic science of the foot (anatomy and biomechanics); clinical assessment and classification systems for diabetic foot problems; endocrine aspects; diabetic foot infections (clinical presentation and management); amputations in diabetic foot surgery (predictive factors, major and distal amputations, rehabilitation and phantom pain management); care of diabetic wounds (including the role of the latest technologically advanced dressings, vacuum dressings, anodyne therapy, ultrasonic debridement and extracorporeal shockwave therapy); and diabetic footcare and diabetic footwear.

• Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications: A Global Problem (A Nather & P H Wu)
• Team Approach for Diabetic Foot Problems — The Singapore Experience (A Nather et al.)
• Foot at Risk (A Erasmus & A Jorgensen)
• Assessment of Peripheral Neuropathy (T Tsao & A Nather)
• Management of Diabetes (S B Chionh)
• Antibiotics in the Management of Diabetic Foot Infections (C Ong & P A Tambyah)
• Necrotising Fasciitis (A Nather & T Setiobudi)
• Predictive Factors for Limb Salvage — The Singapore Experience (A Nather et al.)
• Major Amputations in Diabetics (A Nather & G Singh)
• Rehabilitation Following Major Lower Limb Amputation (A K S Lim & A Nather)
• Phantom Pain and Its Management (W Kusumaningsih)
• Management and Complications of Charcot Joint Disease (A Nather & T Setiobudi)
• Types of Dressings for Diabetic Foot Ulcers (T Tsao & A Nather)
• Role of Anodyne Therapy for Healing of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers (A Nather et al.)
• Role of Ultrasonic Debridement for Healing of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers (A Erasmus et al.)
• Vacuum Assisted Closure in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers (Y-P Peng)
• Diabetic Foot Care (T Tsao)
• Diabetic Footwear: Current Status and Future Directions (A Nather & G Singh)
• Footwear Habits in Diabetics With and Without Diabetic Foot Problems — The Singapore Experience (A Nather et al.)
• and other chapters