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Imaging in Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine provides an algorithmic approach to sports injury imaging, discussing cost-benefits and efficacy of the various imaging modalities. Written for practicing physicians in sports medicine, both primary care, orthopaedic and others, this book indeed provides practical advice on imaging such as: What is the injury? What is the best imaging modality and why? How do I order these images and in what sequence? How do I interpret these images and apply them to diagnosis and management?

Table of Contents:

Contributors
Preface
1 Epidemiology of Sports Injuries 1
2 Basic Principles of Medical Imaging: Applications to Sports Medicine 8
3 Imaging of Head Injuries in Sports 20
4 Facial and Soft Tissue Neck Injuries 33
5 Principles and Practice of Imaging of Athletic Injuries to the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine 58
6 Imaging Chest Injuries in Sports 82
7 Imaging of the Shoulder 108
8 The Elbow 135
9 Radiology of Hand and Wrist Disorders 156
10 Abdominal Injuries and Their Radiographic Assessment 183
11 Pelvic Injuries 195
12 Thigh and Knee Injuries 209
13 Lower Leg Injuries 236
14 Ankle and Foot Injuries 250
Index 269