This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery will focus on the dermatologic manifestations of the lower extremity. Articles will include: Fungal, Nail Surgery, Psoriasis, Eczema, Drug Reactions, Melanoma, and many more.

This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest edited by Dr. Tracey Vlahovic, will focus on Podiatric Dermatology. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Thomas Chang. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to: Dermoscopy for the podiatrist; Plantar Verruca; Disappearing Nail Bed; Biofilm and the nail unit; The penetration of nail topicals; Spongiotic dermatitis; Shoe dermatitis; Plantar psoriasis and biologics; Cutaneous manifestations of the diabetic foot; Pyoderma Gangrenosum; Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa and lymphedema; and plantar melanoma.

This issue of Dermatologic Clinics, guest edited by Jane M. Grant-Kels, Giovanni Pellacani, and Caterina Longo, is devoted to Confocal Microscopy. Articles in this timely issue include: Basics of Confocal Microscopy and the Complexity of Diagnosing Skin Tumors: New Imaging Tools in Clinical Practice, Diagnostic Workflows, Cost-estimate and New Trends; Opening a Window Into Living Tissue: Histopathologic Features of Confocal Microscopic Findings in Skin Tumors; Addressing the Issue of Discriminating Nevi from Early Melanomas: Dues and Pitfalls; Melanoma Types and Melanoma Progression: The Different Faces; Lentigo Maligna, Macules of the Face and Lesions on Sun-damaged Skin: Confocal makes the Difference; Glowing in the dark: use of confocal microscopy in dark pigmented lesions; Enlightening the Pink: Use of Confocal Microscopy in Pink Lesions; Shining into the White: The Spectrum of Epithelial Tumors from Actinic Keratosis to SCC; Application of Wide-probe and Handy-probe for Skin Cancer Diagnosis: Pros and Cons; Confocal Microscopy for Special Sites and Special Uses; Confocal Algorithms for Inflammatory Skin Diseases and Hair Diseases; In Vivo and Ex Vivo Confocal Microscopy for Dermatologic and Mohs’ Surgeons; Telediagnosis with Confocal Microscopy: A Reality or a Dream?; “Well-aging": Early Detection of Skin Aging Signs; The Role of Confocal Microscopy in Clinical Trials for Treatment Monitoring; and Fluorescence (multiwave) Confocal Microscopy.

Guest edited by Dr. H. John Visser, this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery will cover several key areas of interest related to Cavus Foot Deformity. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Thomas Chang. Articles in this issue include but are not limited to: Radiographic Evaluation and Classification of Pes Cavus Foot and Ankle Deformity,Neurological Conditions Associated with Cavus Foot Deformity,Hallux and Lesser Digits Deformities Associated with Cavus Foot, The Subtle Cavovarus Foot Deformity: The Non-neurologic form of Cavus Foot Deformity, Use of Calcaneal Osteotomies in the Correction of Infra-Malleolar Cavovarus Deformity, Midfoot Osteotomies involving the Cavus Deformity, Principles of Triple and Limited Arthrodesis in the Cavus Foot, Tendon Transfer and It's Role in Cavus Foot Deformity, The Cavovarus Ankle: Approaches to Instability and Inframalleolar Deformity, Ankle and Pantalar Arthrodesis: End-Stage Salvage in Cavus Foot, and Total Ankle Replacement in the Varus and Cavus Foot, among others.

Lower Extremity Complex Trauma and Complications, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery will provide a broad overview of Diabetes as it relates to podiatric surgical care. Guest edited by Dr. Paul Kim, this issue will discuss a number of related topics that are important to practicing podiatrists. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Thomas Chang. The volume will include: Medical Management of the Diabetic Patient, Perioperative Management of the Diabetic Patient, Perfusion Assessment and Treatment, Conservative Offloading, Diabetic Foot Infection, Dressings, Topical Therapy ; Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Bioengineered Alterative Tissue, Pedicled and Free Tissue Transfers, Bone Reconstruction, Charcot Reconstruction, Amputation, Trauma in the Diabetic Limb, and HBO and Rheumatological Management, in addition to other topics.

Nerve-related injuries of the lower extremity are frequently encountered in orthopaedic practice. Proper and timely diagnosis and treatment are the keys to optimizing outcomes. This issue will include articles on: Introduction to Peripheral Nerve Diagnostics, Epidermal Nerve Fiber Density Biopsy, Lower Extremity Focused Neurological Examination, Metabolic Nerve Entrapment, Lower Extremity Compartment Syndromes, Treatment of Recurrent Morton’s Neuroma, Proximal Tibial Nerve Entrapment and Treatment, and many more exciting articles!

This publication provides a comprehensive guide to the assessment and management of foot and ankle problems in older people.

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 - Many practical and evidence-based guidelines - Comprehensive and critical review of literature - Full colour throughout - The only detailed book on the subject for podiatrists, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals - Essential reading for podiatry students and practitioners

Since the first edition of this very successful book was written to synthesise and review the enormous body of work covering falls in older people, there has been an even greater wealth of informative and promising studies designed to increase our understanding of risk factors and prevention strategies. This second edition, first published in 2007, is written in three parts: epidemiology, strategies for prevention, and future research directions. New material includes recent studies covering: balance studies using tripping, slipping and stepping paradigms; sensitivity and depth perception visual risk factors; neurophysiological research on automatic or reflex balance activities; and the roles of syncope, vitamin D, cataract surgery, health and safety education, and exercise programs. This edition will be an invaluable update for clinicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, researchers, and all those working in community, hospital and residential or rehabilitation aged care settings.