Sports Medicine is now a specialty in its own right. The Olympics are coming to the UK which has focused interest in the field, and pain in elite sport is an unresolved issue. Sports Medicine is an area that has expanded dramatically in the last 5 years, and demand for educational materials to help bridge the gap in the literature are highly sought-after. This book utilises the excellent sports medicine section originally published within International Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery and present it in a quick reference format for residents and trainees in orthopedic sports medicine. The information presented covers current accepted techniques with scientific rationale and will appeal to all surgeons and health care professionals with an interest in sports medicine. This is a truly international, multidisciplinary manual of foot and ankle surgery in sports medicine by the specialty's leaders and most experienced surgeons. Current up to date trends and techniques using a scientific approach including evidence based guidelines where applicable are included. The reader will be exposed to a step-by-step approach to each procedure presented.
Author(s): Richard T. Bouché D.P.M. (auth.), Amol Saxena (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 293
Tags: Surgical Orthopedics; Traumatic Surgery; Sports Medicine
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Sesamoidopathy....Pages 1-11
Turf Toe Injuries....Pages 13-28
Hallux Rigidus: The Valenti Arthroplasty....Pages 29-39
Hallux Rigidus: Distal First Metatarsal Osteotomy/Hohmann Procedure....Pages 41-48
Lisfranc’s and Midfoot Injuries....Pages 49-57
Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle in Athletes....Pages 59-81
Plantar Fasciitis....Pages 83-93
Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus....Pages 95-111
Os Trigonum Injuries....Pages 113-116
Syndesmosis Injuries....Pages 117-129
Acute Repair of Ruptured Foot and Ankle Tendons in Athletic Patients....Pages 131-139
Chronic Compartment Syndrome of Leg and Foot....Pages 141-150
Ankle Instability....Pages 151-166
Insertional and Midsubstance Achilles Tendinopathy....Pages 167-186
Peroneal Tendinopathy....Pages 187-212
Advances in Anterior Ankle and Subtalar Arthroscopy....Pages 213-235
Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy and Endoscopy....Pages 237-253
Postoperative Physical Therapy for Foot and Ankle Surgery....Pages 255-285
Back Matter....Pages 287-293