Atlas of Imaging in Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition - Hardcover

Anderson, Jock; Read, John

9780074715840: Atlas of Imaging in Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0074715844 ISBN 13: 9780074715840

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Australia, 2008

Atlas of Imaging in Sports Medicine is a valuable reference text that is comprehensively illustrated with high-quality images of both common and unusual sporting injuries. This title is full of easy-to-understand information on anatomy and the biomechanics of injury that will be of use to physiotherapists, general practitioners and sports physicians. The second edition takes into account the rapid advances in technology that have occurred in the field since the original publication was released, and contains 50 per cent more information and many new images. The original focus on plain film radiography has been expanded to encompass radiology, MRIs, nuclear imaging and ultrasounds. New sub-specialisations in sports medicine and imaging are also addressed.

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From the Publisher:

'valuable reference text
'highly practical and assessible format
'illustrated with high quality images of both common and unusual sporting injuries
'written by leading specialist in Australia

About the Author:

Jock (Ian F) Anderson was Director of Medical Imaging for the Olympic Games, Sydney 2000. He is a medical graduate of Sydney University and a member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology. He is also a Fellow of the Australian College of Sports Physicians, having been awarded an Honorary Fellowship for his work in teaching the trainees of the College. He is Visiting Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Imaging at the Department of Anatomy, Sydney University and in Sports Medicine Imaging at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of NSW. In addition, Jock was Visiting Radiologist at the Royal North Shore, Sydney Adventist and Hornsby Kuring-gai Hospitals and a consultant to Sports Imaging at North Sydney Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre. He was also Medical Officer for NSW Swimming, a member of the Australian Sports Medicine Federation and Committee Member of the Australasian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group.

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