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 147
... ulceration Damage to the sensory nerves of the skin leads to anaesthesia and an increased liability to injury . Persistent painless ulceration may result on the pres- sure areas of the feet , under the metatarsal heads and on the heels ...
... ulceration Damage to the sensory nerves of the skin leads to anaesthesia and an increased liability to injury . Persistent painless ulceration may result on the pres- sure areas of the feet , under the metatarsal heads and on the heels ...
Page 456
... ulceration . It has been reported that 85 % of plantar ulcers occur in the forefoot , with the remaining 15 % occurring in the heel ( 10 % ) and lateral border ( 5 % ) ( Brand 1991 ) . The predilection for forefoot ulceration suggests ...
... ulceration . It has been reported that 85 % of plantar ulcers occur in the forefoot , with the remaining 15 % occurring in the heel ( 10 % ) and lateral border ( 5 % ) ( Brand 1991 ) . The predilection for forefoot ulceration suggests ...
Page 458
... ulceration demonstrates three phases : 1. the active phase 2. the proliferative phase 3. the maturation or remodelling phase . The active phase of ulceration . The leucocytic migra- tion to a traumatised location results in the active ...
... ulceration demonstrates three phases : 1. the active phase 2. the proliferative phase 3. the maturation or remodelling phase . The active phase of ulceration . The leucocytic migra- tion to a traumatised location results in the active ...
Contents
Examination and assessment | 15 |
Radiological assessment for podiatrists | 33 |
The growing foot | 53 |
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