It is intended to publish a series of books which will constitute a complete SYSTEM OF PODIATRY, comprising the entire range of subjects essential to a comprehensive knowledge of the theory and practice of Chiropody and all that is or should be known by the practising chiropodist, or that should be taught to the student of Chiropody.
The present volume, “Surgery,” is the first of this series and will be followed by “Practical Chiropody,” “Chiropodial Orthopedics” and other volumes on subjects of major interest and of vital importance to all interested in Podiatry.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| Preface | [ix] | |
| I | Introduction | [1] |
| II | Surgical Bacteriology | [6] |
| III | Asepsis and Antisepsis | [18] |
| IV | Inflammation | [28] |
| V | Wounds and Contusions | [39] |
| VI | Hemorrhage | [51] |
| VII | Burns, Frost Bite, Etc. | [56] |
| VIII | Fistulae; Fissures; Sinuses; Abscesses; Furuncles; Ulcers | [64] |
| IX | Diseases of Joints—The Serous and Synovial Membranes | [82] |
| X | Diseases of the Bones | [99] |
| XI | Diseases and Injuries of the Arteries and Gangrene | [118] |
| XII | Diseases of Veins | [125] |
| XIII | Special Forms of Inflammation | [130] |
| XIV | Verruca (Wart), Callosity, Heloma (Corn or Clavus), Diseases of the Nails—Ingrown Nail | [139] |
PREFACE
THIS volume is intended to serve as a guide to the diagnosis and to the treatment of the diseases and conditions of the body in general, in their relation to the foot, as well as to those conditions which primarily affect this member.
Much of the matter herein contained might be regarded as beyond the scope of Chiropody; this, however, is a fallacy not more applicable to Chiropody than to any other specialized branch of Surgery requiring a knowledge of the physiologic and pathologic processes at work in the production of disease.