Neale's Common Foot Disorders: Diagnosis and ManagementThis text is designed as a reference for students and professionals within podiatry and chiropody. Suitable for undergraduates, the book aims to help them pass exams and provides them with an overview of the scope of podiatry practice - the pathology and presenting features of the common conditions encountered, their diagnosis and management, and related therapeutics. The structure of the book makes it suitable for use both as a reference book and as a revision text. |
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Page 184
... skin are dryness , scaling and atrophy , and that the most common change in pedal skin as a result of ageing is hyperkeratosis . Structural and functional alterations caused by intrinsic ageing , and independent of environmental insults ...
... skin are dryness , scaling and atrophy , and that the most common change in pedal skin as a result of ageing is hyperkeratosis . Structural and functional alterations caused by intrinsic ageing , and independent of environmental insults ...
Page 309
... skin and nail debris ) , and by dirt or dust from clothing and footwear . Therefore , contin- ual effort is required to restrict contamination to acceptable levels . Transmission of infection For infection to occur , microorganisms from ...
... skin and nail debris ) , and by dirt or dust from clothing and footwear . Therefore , contin- ual effort is required to restrict contamination to acceptable levels . Transmission of infection For infection to occur , microorganisms from ...
Page 317
... skin contamination is required for some procedures , e.g. nail surgery . The aim is to reduce flora as much as possible on hands and on fore- arms from where organisms may also be shed . Initially , the hands and forearms are subjected ...
... skin contamination is required for some procedures , e.g. nail surgery . The aim is to reduce flora as much as possible on hands and on fore- arms from where organisms may also be shed . Initially , the hands and forearms are subjected ...
Contents
Examination and assessment | 15 |
Radiological assessment for podiatrists | 33 |
The growing foot | 53 |
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