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Contributing Authors
Preface
1 Skeletal Muscle Anatomy and Physiology 3
2 Basic Science of Tendons 21
3 Biomechanics of Ligaments: Healing and Reconstruction 39
4 Structure and Function of Articular Cartilage 53
5 Bone Adaptation to Exercise in the Basic Science of Sports Medicine 75
6 Acute and Chronic Compartment Syndrome 87
7 Impact of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Sports Medicine 99
8 Statistical Practices in Sports Medicine 121
9 Intracranial and Cervical Spine Injuries 153
10 Brachial Plexus/Stingus 183
11 Low Back and Lumbar Spine Injuries in the Athlete 203
12 Pelvis, Abdominal Wall and Adductors 215
13 Athletic Pubalgia and Groin Pain 223
14 Hand Fractures 233
15 Soft Tissue Injuries of the Hand 243
16 Fractures of the Carpal Bones 257
17 Injuries to the Soft Tissues of the Wrist 273
18 Tendiopathies about the Elbow 289
19 Elbow Injuries 307
20 Anatomy of the Shoulder 329
21 Biomechanics of the Shoulder 367
22 Anterior Shoulder Instability 399
23 Posterior Shoulder Instability 413
24 Labral Injuries in Contact Sports 431
25 Labral Tears in Throwing Sports 457
26 Rotator Cuff Injuries 479
27 Scapular Disorders 497
28 Acromioclavicular Injuries 511
29 Clavicular and Sternoclavicular Injuries 535
30 Nerve Injuries in the Upper Extremity 543
31 The Concept of Overhead Athletic Injuries 551
32 Hip Injuries in Sports: Evaluation and Treatment of the Painful Hip 571
33 Injuries to the Thigh and Groin 583
34 The Physical Examination of the Knee 613
35 Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Knee 623
36 Knee Meniscus 645
37 Medial and Posteromedial Ligament Injuries of the Knee 663
38 Posterolateral Injuries of the Knee 675
39 Diagnosis and Treatment of Knee Tendon Injury 687
40 Acute and Chronic Injuries to the Patellofemoral Joint 709
41 Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries 743
42 Posterior Cruciate Ligament 763
43 Articular Cartilage 787
44 Acute Multi-ligament Injuries of the Knee 805
45 Ankle Impingement Syndromes 819
46 Surgical Complications of the Knee 825
47 The Degenerative Knee 845
48 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Functional Bracing 863
49 The Leg 869
50 Athletic Injuries of the Midfoot and Hindfoot 893
51 Forefoot Injuries in the Athlete 945
52 Toe Injuries and Related Conditions 965
53 The Foot and Ankle Tendons 979
54 The Concepts of Running Injuries 1011
Index 1027