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Lippincott India Diabetic Foot Lower Extremity Arterial Disease And Limb Salvage by Anton N. Sidawy
Understanding tibio-peroneal occlusive disease and its management is vital in treating patients with peripheral vascular disease. Occlusive disease and the resulting ischemia threaten the viability of the lower limb, particularly in diabetics.Edited by widely-respected vascular surgeon Anton N. Sidawy, this textbook explores all aspects of tibio-peroneal disease, including pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and management of the lower extremity after adequate circulation is restored. It examines risk factors, disease distribution, and general management issues connected with diabetic patients, as well as adjuvant chemotherapy to improve patency of prosthetic bypasses, thrombolytic therapy for failed bypasses, wound healing, and amputations of the foot and leg. Section 1 General information. Chapter 1 A bit of background information about the species. Chapter 2 The farm environment and its microscopic inhabitants. Chapter 3 Scallop biology and ecology. Section 2 Hands on. Chapter 4 Choosing a site. Chapter 5 Collecting spat. Chapter 6 Getting underway. Chapter 7 Methods of cultivation. Chapter 8 Moorings. Chapter 9 Design and manufacture of equipment. Chapter 10 Diving work. Section 3 Getting down to business. Chapter 11 To collect or not to collect. Chapter 12 Farming logistics. Chapter 13 The business of farming. Chapter 14 More strings to our bow. Chapter 15 Marketing, handling and processing