Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot, 4th Edition

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, is Professor of Surgery and Neurological Surgery at the University of Southern California. He is founder and co-Director of the Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA). Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH, is Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is also the Medical Director of the Diabetic Limb Salvage (DLS) program at Parkland Memorial Hospital.

Foreword. v
1 Pathogenesis of Diabetic Foot Complications. 1
Andrew J.M. Boulton, MD, DSc (Hon), FRCP, FACP
2 The Comprehensive Foot Examination and
Risk Assessment. 9
Andrew J.M. Boulton, MD, DSc (Hon), FRCP, FACP, and
Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH
3 Footwear for People with Diabetes at
(High) Risk of Foot Ulceration . 21
Sicco A. Bus, PhD, and Jaap J. van Netten, PhD
4 Ulcer Assessment and Classification. 43
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, PMH, FACFAS, Tyler L. Coye, DPM, and
Mehmet A. Suludere, MD
5 Offloading the Diabetic Foot Wound. 53
Stephanie C. Wu, DPM, MSc, David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD, and
Ryan T. Crews, PhD
6 Debridement of the Diabetic Foot. 71
Andrew J. Meyr, DPM; John S. Steinberg, DPM; Paul Kim, DPM; and
Christopher E. Attinger, MD
7 Adjunctive Wound Therapies. 85
Nicole M. Vecin, BS; Divya Chopra, BS; Katherine Baquerizo Nole, MD;
Paul E. Banwell, BSc (Hon), MB, BS, FRCS; Julia Escandon, MD; and
Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD
8 Dressings and Local Wound Care for
People with Diabetic Foot Wounds. 105
Fatimah Badran, DPM; Kevin Chyung; and Gary Sibbald, MD,
FRCPC (Med Derm), FAAD, MACP, MEd, FAPWCA, DSc (Hons)
9 The Charcot Foot: Recognition, Evaluation, and
Management . 119
Craig J. Verdin, DPM; Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH;
Laura Shin, DPM, PhD; and Lee C. Rogers, DPM
10 Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot. 143
Beina Azadgoli, MD; Laura Shin, PhD, DPM; and Ketan Patel, MD
11 Infection in the Diabetic Foot. 153
Edgar J.G. Peters, MD, PhD1; Mehmet A. Suludere, MD; and
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH FACFAS
12 Evaluation and Management of Peripheral
Artery Disease. 167
Joseph L. Mills, Sr., MD
13 Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Targeted
Diabetic Foot Care. 179
David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD; Tanzim Khan, DPM; and
Joseph L. Mills, MD
14 The Diabetic Foot in Remission: Toward More
Ulcer-Free Days. 189
Bijan Najafi, PhD, MSc; David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD
Index . 217