ACL Surgery: How to Get it Right the First Time and What to Do When Your Surgery Fails - Hardcover

Bach Jr., Bernard R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1556428952 ISBN 13: 9781556428951

Publisher: SLACK Incorporated, 2010

Synopsis

Contains comprehensive techniques for initia ACL surgical success, such as identifying factors to look for, important examination findings, and identifying injuries that should not be missed.

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About the Author

 Bernard R. Bach, Jr, MD, graduated from Harvard University (BA), the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (MD), the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program, and the Hospital for Special Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship. He became director of the Section of Sports Medicine at RUSH University Medical Center in 1986 and has risen to the Professor level. He is currently the Director of the Division of Sports Medicine, has been the Director of the RUSH Sports Medicine Fellowship program since 1988, and is currently the Claude N. Lambert-Helen S. Thomson Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Bach has helped develop a world-class sports medicine program that is currently comprised of 7 sports orthopedists and 4 primary care sports attendings; has trained 54 sports fellows; helps care for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls; has served as President of the Quigley and Herodicus Sports Medicine Societies and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine; has served on the board of directors for the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, Illinois Special Olympics, and the AOSSM; and has been inducted into the Illinois Athletic Trainers’ Hall of Fame and the National Athletic Trainers Physicians’ Hall of Fame. He has authored or coauthored more than 500 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters, abstracts, monographs, books, and posters.

CDR Matthew T. Provencher, MD, MC, USN, grew up in Barrington, NH and went on to attend the United States Naval Academy where he majored in electrical engineering and was named a Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Graduate. He was also a competitive rower and a member of the Navy Crew Team. Following graduation from Dartmouth Medical School, he completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the Naval Medical Center San Diego. He completed a fellowship in sports surgery at RUSH University in Chicago, IL. Currently, he is the Director of the Orthopaedic Shoulder, Knee and Sports Service at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and is an active duty Navy Commander. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and takes an active role in education of residents at the Naval Medical Center San Diego. He has served on numerous committees for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, and International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine. He is also the 1st Vice President of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons and has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters, and monographs.

Edition details

• Publisher: SLACK Incorporated
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556428952
• ISBN 13: 9781556428951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400