Editors:
- Gives an update o the main issues in sports traumatology and orthopedics, involving different body sections
- The chapters deals with relevants problems such as emergencies on the field, pathologies of the upper and lower extremity, spine and hip problems in athletes
- Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts, this volume will be a fundamental book for orthopedic surgeons, physiotherapists, general practitioners, personal and athletic trainers
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Table of contents (35 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Medical Issues
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Front Matter
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Emergencies on the Field
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Front Matter
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About this book
Aim of this book is to give an update on the main issues in sports traumatology and orthopedics, involving different body sections.
Exploring the most important aspects of sports medicine - from anatomy to normal movements description, from diagnosis to sports injuries treatment, from conservative to surgical treatments - it gives a global overview of the field, describing also diagnostic tools recently introduced in this field, such as hip arthroscopy, and taking into consideration related areas like nutrition, prevention, training and rehabilitation.
The single chapters deal with relevant problems such as emergencies on the field, pathologies of the upper and lower extremity, spine problems in athletes. Each injury is approached on the basis of both the specific body area and of the different sports/activities.
Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts, this volume will be a fundamental book for orthopedic surgeons, physiotherapists, general practitioners, personal and athletic trainers, offering them a useful tool for the management of most frequent injuries in sports medicine.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Health Sciences Unit of Orthopedics and Sports Traumatology, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
Fabrizio Margheritini
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Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology Mauriziano “Umberto I” Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Roberto Rossi
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Book Subtitle: Principles and Practice
Editors: Fabrizio Margheritini, Roberto Rossi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1702-3
Publisher: Springer Milano
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Milan 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-1701-6Published: 14 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-1702-3Published: 21 December 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 527
Topics: Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation