TY - BOOK ID - 61115860 TI - Foot problems in older people : assessment and management PY - 2008 SN - 0080450326 0702039373 9780702039379 9780080450322 PB - Edinburgh : Churchil Livingstone/Elsevier, DB - UniCat KW - Podiatry. KW - Foot KW - Older people KW - Diseases KW - Treatment. KW - Care. KW - Diseases. KW - Wounds and injuries. KW - Foot diseases KW - Podiatry KW - Elder care KW - Eldercare KW - Feet KW - Paw KW - Paws KW - Leg KW - Chiropody KW - Podiatric medicine KW - Medicine UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61115860 AB - 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. ER -