Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Foot and Lower Leg.
Bridging the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate knowledge and experience, this new full colour resource uses an interdisciplinary approach to help manage chronic conditions - osteoarthritis, Achilles tendinopathy, gout, rheumatic diseases, forefoot/rearfoot entities, stress fractures/reactio...
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Elsevier Health Sciences UK,
2014.
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Table of Contents:
- Front cover; Management of Chronic Conditions in the Foot and Lower Leg; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; List of Contributors; List of Commentary Writers; 1 Osteoarthritis of the Ankle Joint; Chapter Outline; Introduction; Predisposing Factors; General Risk Factors; Anatomy and Biomechanical Loading at the Ankle Joint; Previous Trauma; Limb Alignment; Diagnosis; History; Physical Examination; Pain; Swelling; Imaging; Impairments; Range of Motion (ROM); Strength; Gait; Balance; Function; Quality of Life; Management Strategies; Pharmacological Strategies; Acetaminophen.
- Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory DrugsOpioids; Local Intra-articular Injections; Corticosteroids.; Hyaluronic Acid.; Glucosamine; Chondroitin Sulphate; Other Analgesic Agents; Physical Strategies; Surgical Strategies; Lifestyle and Education Strategies; Future Directions; References; 2 Rheumatic Diseases; Chapter Outline; Introduction; Foot Involvement In Rheumatoid Arthritis; Predisposing Factors; Diagnosis; Classification; Diagnostic Markers; Disease Activity; Blood Investigations; Imaging; History; Clinical Examination; Impairments and Function.
- Patient-reported Foot Pain, Function and DisabilityThe Foot Function Index; The Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Questionnaire; The Foot Health Status Questionnaire; The Foot Impact Scale; The Salford Arthritis Foot Evaluation Tool; Gait; Gait Analysis.; Kinematics; Plantar Pressure; Electromyography; Quality of Life; Management Strategies; Early Treatment Strategies in Ra; Goal-Directed Treatment Strategies; Pharmacological Strategies; Symptom-relieving Agents; Disease-modifying Agents; Conventional.; Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs.; Foot Health Management.
- Foot Health AssessmentManagement of Plantar Callus; Footwear and Foot Orthoses; Foot Orthoses.; Footwear.; Surgical Strategies; Physical Strategies; Lifestyle and Education Strategies; Future Directions; References; 3 Gout; Chapter Outline; Introduction; Prevalence; Pathogenesis; Mechanisms of Crystal Formation and Inflammation; Natural History; Asymptomatic Hyperuricaemia.; Acute Gout.; Intercritical Gout.; Chronic Gout.; Predisposing Factors; Co-morbidities; Lifestyle Factors; Gout and Osteoarthritis; Genetics; Diagnosis and Classification; Imaging; Radiography; Ultrasound.
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)Computed Tomography (CT); Dual-energy CT (DECT); Impairments; Function; Quality of Life; Management Strategies; Pharmacological Strategies; Physical Strategies; Footwear and Foot Orthoses; Surgical Strategies; Lifestyle and Education Strategies; General Patient Education; Future Directions; References; 4 Forefoot Entities; Chapter Outline; Hallux Limitus and Hallux Rigidus; Introduction; Predisposing Factors; Foot Posture and First-Metatarsal Function; First-Metatarsal Length and Position; Hallux and First-Metatarsal Morphology; Functional Hallux Limitus.