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The Ankle in Football

  • Covers all main ankle pathologies, specifically related to football
  • With contributions by international experts
  • Provides experiences from professional players

Part of the book series: Sports and Traumatology (SPORTS)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Anatomy of the Ankle

    • Pau Golanó, Miquel Dalmau-Pastor, Jordi Vega, Jorge Pablo Batista
    Pages 1-24
  3. Interview – Raul

    • Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 25-29
  4. Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Ankle Pathology in Football

    • Ryan L. Anderson, Lars Engebretsen, Nicholas Kennedy, Robert LaPrade, Adam M. Wegner, Eric Giza
    Pages 31-59
  5. Interview – Ricardo Pruna

    • Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 61-64
  6. Prevention of Ankle Injuries

    • Miriam van Reijen, Evert Verhagen
    Pages 65-76
  7. Interview – Frank de Bleeckere

    • Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 77-79
  8. Ankle Ligament Lesions

    • Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs, Peter A. J. de Leeuw, Joshua N. Tennant, Annunziato Amendola
    Pages 81-96
  9. Interview – Jan Wouters

    • Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 97-100
  10. Osteochondral Defects in the Ankle Joint

    • Rogier Gerards, Maartje Zengerink, C. Niek Van Dijk
    Pages 101-117
  11. Interview – Velibor “Bora” Milutinović

    • Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 119-121
  12. Anterior Ankle Impingement

    • Johannes L. Tol, Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Peter A. J. de Leeuw, Mario Maas, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 123-134
  13. Interview – Eva Blewanus

    • Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 135-139
  14. Posterior Ankle Impingement

    • Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs, Peter A. J. de Leeuw, Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe
    Pages 141-154
  15. Interview – Ron Spelbos

    • Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 155-158
  16. Ankle Fractures, Including Avulsion Fractures

    • Kyriacos I. Eleftheriou, James D. F. Calder, Peter Kloen, Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe
    Pages 159-186
  17. Interview – Leonne Stentler

    • Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 187-191
  18. Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fractures in Football

    • Hanneke Weel, Simon Goedegebuure, Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 193-199
  19. Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture

    • Jon Karlsson, Nicklas Olsson, Katarina Nilsson Helander
    Pages 201-211
  20. Achilles Tendinopathy

    • Robert Jan de Vos, Pieter P. R. N. d’Hooghe, Peter de Leeuw, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs
    Pages 213-233

About this book

This book creates a unique platform that covers main ankle pathologies specifically related with football. Experiences from professional players have been combined with evidence-based medical content from renowned experts in the field to present a comprehensive picture on ankle injuries in football. Worldwide, ankle injuries present a high burden for sports medicine physicians, physiotherapists, players and coaches in and around the football pitch. This book contains updated content for both medical and nonmedical individuals involved with football.

Reviews

From the book reviews:

“This is a wonderfully focused book dedicated to ankle injuries in the sport of football (soccer). … The intended audience is a wide range of professionals connected to soccer, including orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine physicians, team physicians, physiotherapists, general practitioners, club managers, players, and coaches. … the most important readership will be the clinical professionals who care for these athletes.” (Mark R. Hutchinson, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aspetar Hospital, Doha, Qatar

    Pieter P.R.N. d'Hooghe

  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Ankle in Football

  • Editors: Pieter P.R.N. d'Hooghe, Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs

  • Series Title: Sports and Traumatology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0523-8

  • Publisher: Springer Paris

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag France 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-2-8178-0522-1Published: 11 April 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-2-8178-0561-0Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-2-8178-0523-8Published: 02 April 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2105-0759

  • Series E-ISSN: 2105-0538

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 322

  • Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations, 76 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Conservative Orthopedics, Rehabilitation

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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