Table of Contents

Per-Olof Astrand: Man as an athlete. Sports Science. Physiology. Brian J Whipp and Susan A Ward: Respiratory responses of athletes to exercise. Peter B Raven and Jeffrey T Potts: Cardiovascular responses to exercise and training. Jan Henriksson and Robert C Hickner: Adaptations in skeletal muscle in response to endurance training. Kent Sahlin: Anaerobic metabolism, acid-base balance, and muscle fatigue during high intensity exercise. Nutrition. Clyde Williams: Diet and sports performance. R J Maughan and Susan M Shirreffs: Fluid and electrolyte loss and replacement in exercise. Mikael Fogelholm, and Wim H M Saris: Making weight for sports participation. Melvin H. Williams: Nutritional ergogenic aids/supplements and exercise performance. Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen and Roald Bahr: Eating disorders in athletes. Kinesiology. Benno M Nigg: Biomechanics as applied to sports. Henryk K. Lakomy: Strength and power. Lew Hardy and Graham Jones: Sports psychology. Peter R M Jones and N G Norgan: Anthropometry and the assessment of body composition. Sports and the Environment. David Elliott: The underwater environment. M J Tipton and F St C Golden: Immersion in cold water: effects on performance and safety. James S Milledge: Altitude. John R Sutton and Martin W Thompson: Physiological and clinical consequences of exercise in heat and humidity. Thomas Reilly: Circadian rhythms. Medical Aspects of Exercise and Sport. Antonio Pelliccia and Barry J Maron: Cardiac adaptations to exercise training. Mark Harries: The lung in sport. Geoffrey Pasvol: Infections in sports medicine. David A Cowan: Drug abuse. Malcolm Ferguson-Smith: Gender verification and the place of XY females in sport. Richard Budgett, Linda Castell, and E A Newsholme: The overtraining syndrome. Paul J Jenkins, Trevor A Howlett, and A B Grossman: The endocrinology of exercise. Jane H Gibson and Jonathan Reeve: Exercise and the skeleton. Acute Sports Injuries. William D Stanish: Introduction. The Knee. Robert J Johnson: Acute knee injuries: an overview. William D Stanish: Knee ligament sprains - acute and chronic. Owen H Brady and Brian J Hurson: Acute injuries of the meniscus. Andrew H Turtel, Jeffrey Minkoff, and Barry G Simonson: The patella: its afflictions in relation to athletes. J Robert Giffin and Jean-Louis Briard: Fractures and dislocations. The shoulder. William D Stanish and Garry Greenfield: Introduction. R Mitchell Rubinovich: Glenohumeral instability. Mario M Berkowitz, Mark K Bowen, and Russel F Warren: Injuries of the rotator cuff. Catherine Coady and Jay S Cox: Injuries of the acromioclavicular joint. Terry R Malone: Shoulder rehabilitation: principles and clinical specifics. The ankle. J E Taunton, D Roberts Lloyd-Smith, and Peter A Fricker: Acute and overuse ankle injuries. Angus M McBryde: The acute ankle sprain. Barry W Oakes: Tendon/ligament basic science. Sandra L Curwin: The aetiology and treatment of tendinitis. Chronic and Overuse Sports Injuries. Per A F H Renstrom: An introduction to chronic overuse injuries. GianCarlo Puddu, Guglielmo Cerullo, Alberto Selvanetti, and Fosco De Paulis: Stress factors. Michael J Dunbar, William D Stanish, and Nancy E Vincent: Chronic exertional compartment syndrome. William D Stanish and Robert M Wood: Overuse injuries of the knee. M P Schwellnus, Wayne Derman, and T D Noakes: Overuse injuries of the foot and ankle. Lyle J Micheli and Craig M Mintzer: Overuse injuries of the spine. Considerations for Unique Groups. Lyle J Micheli: Introduction. J C Hyndman: The growing athlete. Women and Sports. Constance Lebrun: The female athlete. Michelle F Mottola: Exercise and pregnancy: What do I tell my pregnant patient?. Darrell Menard: The ageing athlete. Darren W Booth and Basil J S Grogono: Athletes with a disability. Special Considerations in Sports Injuries. William D Stanish: Introduction. Robert M. Brock: Emergencies of the musculoskeletal system in sport. G F Goubran: Maxillofacial injuries in sport. Michael F Murphy: Cardiopulmonary and abdominal emergencies in sports medicine. David C Reid and Chris Osinga: Spine injuries. Michael L Schwartz and Charles H Tator: Head injuries in athletics. Gary R McGillivary: Injuries to the wrist and carpus. Harald P Roos and Per A F H Renstrom: Pain about the groin, hip, and pelvis

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