Evaluation of Orthopedic and Athletic Injuries

Author: Chad Starkey
Published: June 2001
Publisher: Davis F A
ISBN: 0803607911
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 767

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The 2nd Edition includes everything you need to do a thorough and accurate evaluation of injuries experienced by athletes. Organized by body region, this tightly structured edition uses a highly visual format to present techniques that are clinically proven and clinically applicable. Each chapter reviews anatomy and biomechanics, then presents appropriate evaluation procedures, and ends with emergency or initial management of specific injuries. KEY FEATURES:

Information presented in user-friendly format
Three additional chapters new to this edition: Assessment of Posture; The Cervical Spine; and General Medical Conditions
Distinctive boxes for each type of test added, including boxes for resisted range of motion and manual muscle tests, clinical tests, and special tests
Evaluation maps guide students through the evaluation process
Goniometry boxes explain how to take correct measurements and include photographs demonstrating the procedures
New boxes accompany common injuries and highlight common clinical findings
All boxes include photos and illustrations to aid students in visualizing techniques and findings
Two new highly illustrated appendices: Assessment of Muscle Length and Functional Testing
Text conforms to or exceeds the new Athletic Training Educational Competencies
Each chapter starts with a review of the bony areas, clinical anatomy, and biomechanics of that part of the body and ends with a discussion of emergency or initial management of specific injuries

This new guide to joint mechanics and pathomechanics addresses field and clinical assessments of injuries. The purpose of this work is to provide a guide in assessing athletic injuries. The objective is especially worthy in a work of less than 600 pages, which was the goal met by the authors. Although targeted for student athletic trainers, this book provides a valuable tool for the practicing clinician who treats even a modest number of athletes. It is in this latter category that the book serves the physical therapist. These authors and their contributors are well known and respected as athletic trainers and/or therapists. Their command of this subject matter only validates their reputation. This work is amply endowed with numerous photographs, drawings, and tables that clarify the narrative. References are from respected sources, although some of the publication dates exceed 20 years. The book has an adequate glossary with a thorough index. One of the book's strongest elements is the author's use of tables, charts, drawings, and photographs to capsulize the book's text. This work is very useful for a physical therapist who sees even a few athletes. It augments the rehabilitative training that physical therapists receive. This is especially important (1) in a direct access state where the therapist may be the client's first source of treatment or (2) where a primary care gatekeeper may be the referring source. Such a physician might depend on the specific skills of a therapist to finally sort out a differential diagnosis. This work has a few of the expected first edition errata both in spelling and in content. However, these do not diminish the overall value of the work. Organized by body region, this text uses a visual format to present clinically applicable techniques for evaluating injuries experienced by athletes. Each chapter reviews anatomy and biomechanics, then presents appropriate evaluation procedures, and ends with emergency or initial management of specific injuries. Explanations use a combination of b&w photos, illustrations, medical images, and detailed instructions. Resisted range of motion and manual muscle tests, clinical tests, and special tests are presented in boxes, new to this edition. Also new are two chapters on the assessment of posture and general medical conditions. Starkey is athletic training program director and associate professor at Northeastern University; Ryan is clinical director of the Hahnemann Sports Medicine Center at Hahnemann University Hospital. After chapters on the injury evaluation process and injury nomenclature, coverage begins with the foot and toes and progresses up the body, ending with the head, neck, and face; concluding chapters cover environmental injury and cardiopulmonary conditions. Each chapter begins with a review of the relevant anatomy, and each incorporates both clinical evaluation and on-field management. The format is based on a standardized evaluation model with modular components for history-taking, inspection, palpation, functional testing, ligamentous and capsular testing, neurological tests, and special tests for specific pathology. Chad Starkey, PhD, ATC, Associate Professor; Athletic Training Program Director, Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts
Jeffrey L. Ryan, PT, ATC, Director of Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Table of Contents
Ch. 1 The Injury Evaluation Process
Ch. 2 Injury Nomenclature
Ch. 3 Assessment of Posture
Ch. 4 The Foot and Toes
Ch. 5 The Ankle and Lower Leg
Ch. 6 The Knee
Ch. 7 The Patellofemoral Articulation
Ch. 8 The Pelvis and Thigh
Ch. 9 Evaluation of Gait
Ch. 10 The Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
Ch. 11 The Cervical Spine
Ch. 12 The Thorax and Abdomen
Ch. 13 The Shoulder and Upper Arm
Ch. 14 The Elbow and Forearm
Ch. 15 The Wrist, Hand, and Fingers
Ch. 16 The Eye
Ch. 17 The Face and Related Structures
Ch. 18 Head and Neck Injuries
Ch. 19 Environmental Injury
Ch. 20 Cardiopulmonary Conditions
Ch. 21 General Medical Conditions
App. A Reflex Testing
App. B Assessment of Muscle Length
App. C Functional Testing of the Lower Extremity
Glossary
Credits
Index

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