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Assessment and Management
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By
Hylton Menz, PhD, BPod(Hons), Associate Professor and Reader Director, Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Australia
Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Dr. Menz uses his detailed and extensive
knowledge of the subject to provide a critique of the strengths and limitations of existing literature and to present in this easy-to-access
volume a thoroughly practical, clinically orientated and evidence-based guide. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the assessment
and management of foot and ankle problems in the elderly and older people. Areas covered include the epidemiology of foot problems, functional
implications, assessment of the older person with foot problems, common foot problems and their management, foot and ankle manifestations
of common systemic conditions, wound management, footwear and orthotic considerations, surgical considerations and outcome assessment.
Each chapter provides a comprehensive and critical review of the literature as well as providing practical evidence-based guidelines
for clinicians.
"This book is packed full of a wide variety of references from peer-reviewed papers in each chapter. The author
Hylton Menz, has obviously taken a clear evidence-based approach to every aspect of the book, which makes it an invaluable tool for podiatrists & podiatry students. I am sure that clinicians such as physiotherapists (& students) will find this book useful. I myself am a podiatry
student & am certain I will use this book for the rest of my course, once qualified & beyond. chapters 1 & 2 give a great explanation
of the prevalence of foot problems & physiological changes of ageing, which is useful in all aspects of podiatry i.e.; biomechanics-
physiological changes in muscle mass etc. The diagrams & tables are a fantastic compilation of relevant information which provide a useful
summary of the text; physiological changes of skin, muscle, bone etc & their effects & wound classification to name a couple. Nail, skin & vascular conditions are covered well with some fantastic colour pictures. I am really enjoying reading this book, having learnt a lot
from it already. I recommend this as an essential read for podiatrists, students & any healthcare professionals involved in working with
the older patient."
- Nicola Agget, Podiatry Student, University of Plymouth
Contents
Population ageing. Biological theories of ageing. Physiological changes in the ageing of the foot and ankle. Epidemiology of foot problems
in older people. Functional implications of foot problems in older people. Assessment of the older patient. Common foot problems and
their management. Foot and ankle manifestations of common systemic conditions. Wound management in older people. Footwear and orthotic
considerations. Surgical considerations. Outcome measurement. Geriatrics as a speciality area.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 280 pages, publication date: MAY-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-045032-2
ISBN-10: 0-08-045032-6
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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