Table of Contents

BASIC SCIENCE
Tissue injury and repair
1.1: Tendon and ligament biochemistry and pathology
1.2: Muscle
1.3: Meniscus
1.4: The intervertebral disc and the spine
1.5: Articular cartilage
1.6: Bone
1.7: Training
Biomechanics
1.8: Principles of biomechanics and their use in the analysis of injuries and technique
1.9: Gait analysis
1.10: Epidemiology and injury surveillance in sports medicine
CLINICAL PRINCIPLES
Diagnostics
2.1: Assessment and management
2.2: Radiology
2.3: Neurophysiological investigation of injuries sustained in sport
Management
2.4: Therapeutic modalities
2.5: Pharmacological pain management in sports injuries
2.6: Injection therapies in sports injuries
2.7: Orthotics
2.8: Physiotherapy and rehabilitation
2.9: Surgical issues in sports medicine
REGIONAL INJURIES
3.1: Ocular sports injuries
3.2: Intracranial injuries
3.3: Oral and maxillofacial sports injuries
3.4: Regional injuries of the cervical spine
3.5: Injuries to the shoulder
3.6: Injuries to the elbow and forearm
3.7: Injuries to the thoracolumbar spine and thorax
3.8: Injuries to the pelvis, hip and thigh
3.9: Orthopaedic injuries to the hand and wrist
3.10: Soft tissue conditions of the hand and wrist
3.11: Injuries to the lower leg
3.12: Knee injuries
3.13: Ankle injuries
3.14: Injuries to the foot
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Special groups
4.1: Sports injuries in older people
4.2: Sports injuries in children
4.3: Injuries in the female athlete
4.4: Disability sport
Emergency medical care of on-field injuries
4.5: Emergency medical care of on-field injuries
Sport-specific injuries
4.6: Injuries in swimming and related aquatic sports
4.7: Triathlon injuries
4.8: Running injuries
4.9: Injuries in field (throwing and jumping) events
4.10: Golf injuries
4.11: Injuries in gymnastics
4.12: Cycling injuries
4.13: Injuries in netball and basketball
4.14: Rowing injuries
4.15: Cricket injuries
4.16: Soccer injuries
4.17: Injuries in rugby union
4.18: Boxing injuries
4.19: Skiing injuries
4.20: Tennis injuries
4.21: Badminton injuries
4.22: Squash injuries

About the Author

Dr Michael Hutson has enjoyed a combined independent and NHS practice in sports injuries and musculoskeletal medicine for over 30 years. Kick-started by his role as Medical Officer to Nottingham Forest FC managed by Brian Clough during the European Cup winning years, his medical practice has subsequently incorporated roles as teacher, examiner, author, company director, association (BIMM and FIMM) president, executive chairman and above all as physician to those
injured during or as a consequence of sport or exercise. His textbook on sports injuries was awarded the Glaxo prize for medical writing in 1991. Dr Cathy Speed is the Chief Medical Officer for GB
Badminton, Physician for Middlesex County Cricket Club, The Lords Ground, London, and was CMO of Team GB Training & Preparation Camp in China for the Beijing Games. She has an academic interest in soft tissue injuries and issues in the female athlete, and her book Soft Tissue Rheumatology, joint edited with Brian Hazleman, Graham Riley and also published by Oxford University Press, was winner of The Society of Authors and The Royal Society of Medicine Book of the Year Award 2004. She is
currently Consultant to UK Sport for Medical Innovation for the 2012 Games.

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