Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice - Hardcover

DeLee, Jesse C.; Drez Jr., David; Drez Jr, David

 
9780721628363: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0721628362 ISBN 13: 9780721628363
Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

This is the first truly comprehensive work on the diagnosis and treatment of the full spectrum of sports-related injuries to male and female paediatric, adolescent, and adult athletes. It covers injuries of the cervical spine, shoulder, elbow and hand, lumbar spine, pelvis, hip, knee, foot and ankle. Early chapters on biomechanics, inflammation, repair, scar tissue, and bone physiology are included in the basic sciences section and relate directly to clinical management. The clinical chapters themselves are thoroughly practical, reporting the latest diagnostic and treatment methods in clear detail. This is the first time that the basic science background of sports medicine, inflammation, and soft tissue physiology has been brought together in a single source. Each chapter in the clinical sections include the Author Preferred Method of treatment giving the reader expert management guidance from a leading practitioner. The third section of the book focuses exclusively on paediatric and adolescent sports injuries, with information on growth factors that affect clinical management. Special chapters focus on drugs in sports medicine, and the female athlete.

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Synopsis

This is the first truly comprehensive work on the diagnosis and treatment of the full spectrum of sports-related injuries to male and female paediatric, adolescent, and adult athletes. It covers injuries of the cervical spine, shoulder, elbow and hand, lumbar spine, pelvis, hip, knee, foot and ankle. Early chapters on biomechanics, inflammation, repair, scar tissue, and bone physiology are included in the basic sciences section and relate directly to clinical management. The clinical chapters themselves are thoroughly practical, reporting the latest diagnostic and treatment methods in clear detail. This is the first time that the basic science background of sports medicine, inflammation, and soft tissue physiology has been brought together in a single source. Each chapter in the clinical sections include the Author Preferred Method of treatment giving the reader expert management guidance from a leading practitioner. The third section of the book focuses exclusively on paediatric and adolescent sports injuries, with information on growth factors that affect clinical management. Special chapters focus on drugs in sports medicine, and the female athlete.

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Publisher
W B Saunders Co Ltd
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0721628362
ISBN 13 
9780721628363
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
2161