Sports Injuries - 3rd Edition Book (Copyright 2001, 548 pages)
Thoroughly updated and improved, Sports Injuries: Their Prevention and Treatment, third edition, remains an essential handbook for athletic trainers, physical therapists, and physicians. Written by two eminent orthopedic surgeons, the book addresses: acute treatment of athletic injuries, the biomechanics of sports injuries, preventive measures, methods of treatment, sports injuries by specific area, injuries during specialized activities, risks to children and adolescents, and training of different parts of the body. The clarity of the artwork that made the previous editions of this book so helpful has been maintained. Each of the chapters opens with a series of photographs illustrating the part of the body that will be examined in detail, with page references to where specific injuries are discussed. The authors also point out relevant anatomical features in MRI and CT images to better explain how to interpret them. A chapter on rehabilitative exercises and protocols also contains helpful diagrams. Examples of injuries are drawn from the full range of international sports, from team games to recreational pursuits. With superb color photographs and medical images, specially commissioned full-color diagrams, and an extensive glossary, this comprehensive text is indispensable to all those involved in sport. Supplemental CD-ROM features book's outstanding artwork Readers of the previous editions have enjoyed the excellent quality of the images and their usefulness in illustrating anatomical concepts. This new CD of selected illustrations from the book will provide a further visual resource for sports medicine specialists. The CD contains 332 illustrations and 190 photographs. The convenient CD-ROM format allows users to incorporate the images in PowerPoint presentations. Table of Contents Chapter 1. General principles Chapter 2. Injuries to the musculoskeletal system Chapter 3. Mechanism and etiology of injuries Chapter 4. Protective equipment Chapter 5. Principles of treatment Chapter 6. Shoulder and upper arm Chapter 7. Elbow Chapter 8. Forearm, wrist, and hand Chapter 9. Back Chapter 10. Groin and thigh Chapter 11. Knee Chapter 12. Lower leg Chapter 13. Ankle Chapter 14. Foot Chapter 15. Head and trunk Chapter 16. Children and adolescents Chapter 17. Environmental problems Chapter 18. Specialized activities Chapter 19. General risk factors Chapter 20. Training and exercising Chapter 21. Rehabilitation Words of Praise *Praise for the previous ed