Editors:
Mike Hutson and Cathy Speed.
Bibliographic Data: ISBN: 978-0-19-953390-9; 2011 by Oxford University
Press, New York, USA, 576 pages, hard cover, $249.50.
Subjects: Sports injuries.
Reviewed by: Ufuk
Sekir, MD, Assoc. Prof., Department of Sports Medicine, Medical School of
Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.
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Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2011) 10, 424
| DESCRIPTION |
| Sports
Injuries is a supplementary and practical guide to expert management
of sports injuries across a variety of sports and anatomical regions.
It takes the reader through basic and applied sciences, to in-depth
but accessible sections on injuries and concludes with section on
sport specific complaints. |
| PURPOSE |
| The
goal of the book, as stated in the preface, is to provide guidance
for all clinicians who require appropriate skills set upon a sound
knowledge base of injuries related to sport and exercise, thereby
providing a high level of service to all exercising patients from
diverse backgrounds whose require help. |
| FEATURES |
| The
book is composed of 4 sections and 55 chapters each written by a different
expert and includes several tables, line drawings, halftones, and
essential references at the end of each chapter. Section I is "Basic
Science" including main topics about "tissue injuries and
repair" and "biomechanics". Section II is "Clinical
Principles" including main topics about "diagnostics"
and "management". Section III is "Regional Injuries"
and includes sports injuries seen in different anatomical regions.
Finally, Section IV is "Special Considerations" and includes
sports injuries seen in various kinds of sports disciplines. |
| AUDIENCE |
| The
book is written for all clinicians involved in sports medicine practice,
including therapists, the enthusiastic doctor, the sub-specialist
sports and exercise medicine doctor, and the specialist consultant
in sports and exercise medicine. |
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| ASSESMENT |
| The
authors of each chapter are highly knowledgeable and subject specialists
in relation to sports and exercise medicine. The book is in full colour
throughout and contains hundreds of illustrations to aid diagnosis
and understanding. It is organized by anatomical region and by sport,
and also covers basic sciences such as functional anatomy, tissue
injury and repair, and principles of examination and treatment to
further enhance understanding. |
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