Muscle and Tendon Injuries

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Functional Morphology of Muscles and Tendons

   • James N. Fisher, Alessia Di Giancamillo, Eliana Roveda, Angela Montaruli, Giuseppe M. Peretti

   Pages 1-14

3. Tendon Biomechanics

   • Zakary M. Beach, Daniel J. Gittings, Louis J. Soslowsky

   Pages 15-22

4. Pathophysiology of Tendinopathy

   • Michael Girdwood, Sean Docking, Ebonie Rio, Jill Cook

   Pages 23-44

5. Tendon Healing

   • Thierry Pauyo, Elmar Herbst, Freddie H. Fu

   Pages 45-50

6. Muscle-Tendon Junction Injury

   • William E. Garrett Jr, Mallory S. Faherty

   Pages 51-60

7. MRI of Muscle and Tendon Pathology

   • Giuseppe Monetti, Gianluca Rampino, Giuseppe Rusignuolo

   Pages 61-73

8. Ultrasound of Muscle and Tendon Pathology

   • Giuseppe Monetti, Marco Fogli, Gianluigi Mele

   Pages 75-86

9. The Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging

   • Giuseppe Monetti, Gianluca Rampino, Giuseppe Rusignuolo

   Pages 87-93

10. Classification of Muscle Lesions

    • Nicola Maffulli, Rocco Aicale, Domiziano Tarantino

    Pages 95-102

11. Prevention of Musculotendinous Pathologies

    • Peter Myers, Joanne Bullock-Saxton, John Fitzgerald

    Pages 103-109

12. Why the Tendon Tears and Doesn’t Like to Heal

    • Pietro Simone Randelli, Luca Pulici, Nicolò Cosmelli, Alessandra Menon

    Pages 111-117

13. Growth Factor Therapy for Tendon Regeneration

    • R. Cugat, E. Alentorn-Geli, J. M. Boffa, X. Cuscó, M. Garcia-Balletbo, P. Laiz et al.

    Pages 119-129

14. Biomaterials for Tendon Regeneration

    • Nuno Sevivas, Guilherme França, Nuno Oliveira, Hélder Pereira, K. W. Ng, António Salgado et al.

    Pages 131-143

15. New Strategies for Muscular Repair and Regeneration

    • M. Cianforlini, V. Coppa, M. Grassi, A. Gigante

    Pages 145-156

16. Conservative Treatments for Tendinopathy

    • F. Tencone, S. Della Villa, A. Giannini

    Pages 157-174

17. Use of Nutraceuticals for Tendinopathies

    • Marco Antônio Percope de Andrade, Guilherme Moreira de Abreu-e-Silva, Túlio Vinícius Oliveira de Campos

    Pages 175-180

18. Surgical Treatment of Acute and Chronic Muscle Injuries

    • F. Benazzo, M. Bargagliotti, A. Combi, G. Zanon

    Pages 181-191

19. Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

    • Stephanie C. Petterson, Margaret Harvey, Kevin D. Plancher

    Pages 193-203

20. Anterosuperior Rotator Cuff Ruptures

    • Alessandro Castagna, Raffaele Garofalo, Marco Conti

    Pages 205-214

This book explores in a comprehensive manner the causes and symptoms of muscle and tendon pathologies, the available diagnostic procedures, and current treatment approaches. Specific aspects of the anatomy, biomechanics, and function of muscles and tendons are analyzed, and detailed guidance is provided on the most innovative methods – both conservative and surgical – for ensuring that the athlete can make a safe and quick return to sporting activity. Optimal care of tendon and muscle injuries in sportspeople requires effective cooperation of sports scientists and medical practitioners to identify the best ways of preserving muscle and tendon structures and to develop new strategies for their rehabilitation and regeneration. Muscle and Tendon Injuries is an excellent multidisciplinary reference written by the leading experts in the field and published in collaboration with ISAKOS. It will appeal to all specialists in sports medicine and sports traumatology who are seeking a state of the art update on the management of muscle and tendon disorders.

• Sports pathologies
• Sports trauma prevention
• Sports trauma management
• Sports trauma evaluation
• Return to play

• Koelliker Hospital, Centre of Sports Traumatology, Torino, Italy

  Gian Luigi Canata

• Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aspetar Hospital Aspire Zone, Doha, Qatar

  Pieter d'Hooghe

• Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, USA

  Kenneth J. Hunt

Gian Luigi Canata, MD, has been Director of the Center of Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopic Surgery at Koelliker Hospital, Turin, Italy since 1995. He has been a member of the Medical Commission of the Italian Track and Field Federation (FIDAL) and Director of Medical Services and a member of the Board of Directors of the Centro Universitario Sportivo  of Torino (CUS Torino) for more than 35 years. His previous academic positions include Professor of Sports Medicine at SUISM (Scuola Universitaria in Scienze Motorie) (2001–2012) and Professor of Kinesiology at ISEF (Istituto Superiore di Educazione Fisica) (1989–2001). Dr. Canata has been a member of ISAKOS since 1995 and has served on various ISAKOS committees. He is also President of the SIGASCOT Sports Committee and Vice-President of EFOST. He has authored almost 120 articles, many of them in peer-reviewed journals and is co-editor, with C. Niek Van Dijk, of the 2015 Springer book Cartilage Lesions of the Ankle.


Pieter d’Hooghe is Associate Chief of Surgery (Research) at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aspetar Hospital, Qatar. As an orthopaedic surgeon, he specializes in arthroscopic surgery of the ankle and foot, knee, and hip. He holds a Master in Sports Medicine and Tropical Medicine and has an MBA on Leadership and Sports Management. He was previously Director of the FIFA F-MARC Flemish Surgical Center of Excellence, where he treated many national and international athletes. Prior to working in Aspetar, Dr. d’Hooghe spent 17 years as team physician/surgeon of FC Club Bruges in Belgium (Champions League, Europa League, 7 national titles, 4 national cups, 3 national supercups). As Chairman of the ISAKOS Leg, Ankle, and Foot Committee he heads an international group of experts in the field, and as FIFA F-MARC Board Member and Instructor he is also involved in research, injury prevention, delivering lectures worldwide, publishing peer-reviewed articles, books and book chapters and assisting in PCMA projects.


Kenneth J. Hunt, MD, is Associate Professor and Chief, Foot and Ankle Surgery in the Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA. He was previously Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford/Palo Alto Foot & Ankle Fellowship. Dr. Hunt is Deputy Chair of the ISAKOS Leg, Ankle, and Foot Committee. He also chairs the Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Research Network (OFAR) and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Northern California Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Hunt is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is an Associate Editor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and a reviewer for various leading journals, including the American Journal of Sports Medicine and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

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