This book creates a unique platform that covers main ankle pathologies specifically related with football. Experiences from professional players have been combined with evidence-based medical content from renowned experts in the field to present a comprehensive picture on ankle injuries in football. Worldwide, ankle injuries present a high burden for sports medicine physicians, physiotherapists, players and coaches in and around the football pitch. This book contains updated content for both medical and nonmedical individuals involved with football.
Author(s): Pieter P.R.N. d'Hooghe, Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs (eds.)
Series: Sports and Traumatology
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Paris
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 322
Tags: Orthopedics; Sports Medicine; Conservative Orthopedics; Rehabilitation
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Anatomy of the Ankle....Pages 1-24
Interview – Raul....Pages 25-29
Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Ankle Pathology in Football....Pages 31-59
Interview – Ricardo Pruna....Pages 61-64
Prevention of Ankle Injuries....Pages 65-76
Interview – Frank de Bleeckere....Pages 77-79
Ankle Ligament Lesions....Pages 81-96
Interview – Jan Wouters....Pages 97-100
Osteochondral Defects in the Ankle Joint....Pages 101-117
Interview – Velibor “Bora” Milutinović....Pages 119-121
Anterior Ankle Impingement....Pages 123-134
Interview – Eva Blewanus....Pages 135-139
Posterior Ankle Impingement....Pages 141-154
Interview – Ron Spelbos....Pages 155-158
Ankle Fractures, Including Avulsion Fractures....Pages 159-186
Interview – Leonne Stentler....Pages 187-191
Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fractures in Football....Pages 193-199
Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture....Pages 201-211
Achilles Tendinopathy....Pages 213-233
Peroneal and Posterior Tibial Tendon Pathology....Pages 235-251
The Footballer’s Inlay Sole: An Individualised Approach....Pages 253-267
Rehabilitation After Ankle Football Injuries....Pages 269-285
Taping Techniques and Braces in Football....Pages 287-310
Ankle Osteoarthritis in Former Elite Football Players: What Do We Know?....Pages 311-322
