Tendon Injuries

Basic Science and Clinical Medicine

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

Av Nicola Maffulli, Per Renstrom, Wayne B. Leadbetter

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Tendon ailments are a significant cause of morbidity among athletes of all levels and are increasing in prevalence. Their management is often empirical, and para-scientific, only looking at the biological aspects of tendon ailments. This book conveys a comprehensive and concise body of knowledge on the management of tendon problems in sportspeople with practical details of clinical protocols. Tendon Injuries: Basic Science and Clinical Medicine is specifically dedicated to the clinical aspects of tendinopathy and provides the required knowledge and scientific basis for the sports medicine practitioner, orthopedic specialist and student facing upper and lower limb tendon ailments in athletes. A comprehensive review of tendon disorders is given and modern criteria of management outlined to form the basis of effective clinical management of this group of patients.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-02-09
Mått210 x 279 x 27 mm
Vikt1 231 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor332
Upplaga2005
FörlagSpringer London Ltd
ISBN9781852335038

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Basic Sciences, Etiology, Pathomechanics, and Imaging.- Anatomy of Tendons.- Mechanical Properties of Tendons.- Growth and Development of Tendons.- Aging and Degeneration of Tendons.- Epidemiology of Tendon Problems in Sport.- Neurogenic, Mast Cell, and Gender Variables in Tendon Biology: Potential Role in Chronic Tendinopathy.- Imaging of Tendon Ailments.- Anatomical Sites and Presentation.- Injury of the Musculotendinous Junction.- Insertional Tendinopathy in Sports.- Tendon Avulsions in Children and Adolescents.- Tendinopathy in the Workplace.- Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy.- Rotator Cuff Disorders.- Tendinopathies Around the Elbow.- Hand and Wrist Tendinopathies.- Groin Tendon Injuries.- Knee and Thigh Overuse Tendinopathy.- Patellar Tendinopathy and Patellar Tendon Rupture.- Hindfoot Tendinopathies in Athletes.- Achilles Tendon Rupture.- Achilles Tendinopathy.- Management of Tendon Injuries.- Anti-Inflammatory Therapy in Tendinopathy: The Role of Nonsteroidal Drugs and Corticosteroid Injections.- The Effect of Therapeutic Modalities on Tendinopathy.- Rehabilitation After Tendon Injuries.- Surgery for Chronic Overuse Tendon Problems in Athletes.- New Developments.- Research Methodology and Animal Modeling in Tendinopathy.- Tendon Innervation and Neuronal Response After Injury.- The Use of Growth Factors in the Management of Tendinopathies.- Optimization of Tendon Healing.- Gene Therapy in Tendon Ailments.- Tendon Regeneration Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells.

From the reviews:"This book should be of great interest to all those involved with the management of soft tissue injuries, be they physiotherapist, physician or surgeon. The editors are to be congratulated in co-ordinating the input from so many international experts. … I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book … . each chapter presents state of the art knowledge and I look forward to referring to it … . This book offers the practising clinician the best of what we have to date … ." (Dr. Keith Bush, The Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine, Vol. 27 (3), 2005)"The book reviews the current research and trends in diagnosis and medical and conservative treatment of tendon injuries. … This book provides a very comprehensive resource on the topic of tendon injuries, allowing clinicians to make sound, research-based decisions. … this is a very well organized, in-depth text that would be very useful to healthcare professionals who treat patients with tendon injuries and for students in the advanced stages of a healthcare related course." (Brian Woltz, The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 2006)"This multinational, multi-author book attempts an ambitious, all-embracing account of tendon problems. … The quality of the writing is good and the text is readable and devoid of jargon … . there is a great deal in this book and I recommend it to interested surgeons, physicians and other health professionals involved in sports medicine." (T. Gibson, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 88-B (3), 2006)"Dedicated works only with tendineuse pathology are rare whereas this one is very frequent. From this report, the authors carried out a work exploring all the facets of this pathology in three essential directions: diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. … The iconography, primarily in black and white, is didactic and explicit. The bibliography is particularly complete. This undeniable reference book willinterest a large audience, well beyond the doctors and surgeons, namely kinesitherapists, students … ." (Laurent Balabaud, European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Vol. 19, 2009)