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The athlete's elbow / edited by David W. Altchek, James R. Andrews.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elbow--Wounds and injuries.
- Elbow.
- Sports injuries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Geared specifically toward sports medicine orthopaedists, this multi-contributed, well-illustrated surgical text focuses on diagnosis, surgical management, and rehabilitation of elbow injuries in athletes. The editors are renowned experts in the treatment of athletic injuries, and the contributors are considered top elbow surgeons throughout the world. Chapters describe the most advanced and successful treatment techniques, including the recent changes in ligament repair, elbow arthroscopy, and approaches to instability. Each chapter is formatted for consistent presentation of information and is accompanied by editors' comments, discussing alternative treatments and controversial issues. A Brandon-Hill recommended title.
- Contents:
- ""THE ATHLETE'S ELBOW""; ""CONTENTS""; ""CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS""; ""PREFACE""; ""1 DEVELOPMENTAL AND GROSS ANATOMY OF THE ELBOW""; ""2 BIOMECHANICS OF THE ELBOW INCLUDING ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS""; ""3 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE ELBOW""; ""4 IMAGING""; ""5 MEDIAL TENDON INJURY""; ""6 LATERAL TENDON INJURY: OPEN AND ARTHROSCOPIC TREATMENT""; ""7 BICEPS AND TRICEPS TENDON INJURY""; ""8 ULNAR NERVE INJURY ABOUT THE ELBOW""; ""9 MEDIAN NERVE INJURIES ABOUT THE ELBOW""; ""10 POSTERIOR INTEROSSEOUS NERVE COMPRESSION""; ""11 MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURIES""
- ""12 POSTEROLATERAL ROTATORY INSTABILITY OF THE ELBOW""""13 ELBOW DISLOCATION: ACUTE AND CHRONIC MANAGEMENT INCLUDING ASSOCIATED FRACTURES""; ""14 ARTHROSCOPY OF THE ELBOW: SETUP, PORTALS, AND DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE""; ""15 ELBOW ARTHRITIS AND REMOVAL OF LOOSE BODIES AND SPURS, AND TECHNIQUES FOR RESTORATION OF MOTION""; ""16 ELBOW INJURY IN THE ADOLESCENT ATHLETE""; ""17 REHABILITATION OF THE ATHLETE'S ELBOW""; ""INDEX""
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4698-7800-3
- OCLC:
- 908076085
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