Foot and Ankle Injection Techniques

Foot and Ankle Injection Techniques provides the student and practising podiatrist with all they need to understand when, how and what to inject.

To support the clinician and student, the text covers:

• Changes in legislation
• The full range of injectable drugs available to the practitioner
• Essential information on nerve physiology, drug action, equipment, patient selection, injection techniques and many other topics
• A step-by-step guide to injection techniques
• Useful background information in introductory chapters Written by two highly respected consultant podiatric surgeons.

• Online resources including video clips to supplement the text. For access, please log on to, http://booksite.elsevier.com/9780702031076/ and follow the instructions

• Abundant photographs and clear line illustrations of the techniques and underlying anatomy

  Klappentext

  Provides the student and practising podiatrist the information they need to understand when, how and what to inject. This text covers: changes in legislation; the range of injectable drugs available to the practitioner; and, information on nerve physiology, drug action, equipment, patient selection, and injection techniques.

  Inhalt

  Local Anaesthetics. Applications of Local Anaesthetics. Patient Suitability for Local Anaesthetic. Calculating Maximum Safe Doses. Complications of Peripheral Nerve Blocks. Nerve Stimulators. The Basics. Basic Local Anaesthetic Techniques. Advanced Local Anaesthetic Techniques. Corticosteroid Injection Therapy. Common Foot And Ankle Conditions: Joint Injections. Common Foot And Ankle Conditions: Soft Tissue Injections. Other Injection Therapies