Tendinopathy in Athletes (eBook)

Professor Savio L-Y. Woo, PhD, DSc, is the Whiteford Professor of Bioengineering and the Director of the Musculoskeletal Research Centre (MSRC). This is a diverse multidisciplinary research and educational center in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh where over 450 orthopaedic surgeons, bioengineering students and staff have studied and worked. He arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in 1990 after spending 20 years at the University of California in San Diego as a Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering. Dr. Woo has been elected to the Institute of Medicine, The National Academy of Engineering and Academia Sinica. In 1998, he was the winner of the IOC Olympic Prize for Sports Medicine and the first Olympic Gold Medal in Nagano, Japan Professor Per A.F.H. Renström is a professor in sports medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden Professor Steven P. Arnoczky, DVM, is the Director, of the Laboratory for Comparative Orthopaedic Research at Michigan State University and has been working in the area of musculoskeletal research for over 30 years. His basic science research in the area of musculoskeletal tissue injury and repair has resulted in numerous clinical advances in the field of orthopaedic sports medicine. His current research interests involve the role of mechanical signalling in the etiopathogenesis of tendinopathy

1 Tendinopathy: A Major Medical Problem in Sport.

Per A.F.H. Renström and Savio L-Y. Woo.

2 Etiology of Tendinopathy.

Jill L. Cook and Karim M. Khan.

3 The Molecular Biology of Tendinopathy: Signaling and Response
Pathways in Tenocytes.

Albert J. Banes, Mari Tsuzaki, Michelle Wall, Jie Qi, Xi
Yang, Donald Bynum, Spero Karas, David A. Hart, Allison Nation, Ann
Marie Fox, and Louis C. Almekinders.

4 The Response of Tendon Cells to Changing Loads: Implications
in the Etiopathogenesis of Tendinopathy.

Steven P. Arnoczky, Michael Lavagnino, and Monika
Egerbacher.

5 How Alive are Tendons? Metabolic and Circulatory Activity
Associated with Exercise in Humans.

Michael Kjær, Henning Langberg, Robert Boushel, Satu
Koskinen, Benjamin Miller, Katja Heinemeier, Jens L. Olesen, Mette
Hansen, Philip Hansen, and S. Peter Magnusson.

6 Human Tendon Overuse Pathology: Histopathologic and
Biochemical Findings.

Alexander Scott, Karim M. Khan, Jill L. Cook, and Vincent
Duronio.

7 Mechanobiologic Studies of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
of Tendinopathy.

James H-C. Wang, Savio L-Y. Woo, Wei-Hsiu Hsu, and David A.
Stone.

8 In Vivo Function of Human Achilles and Patella Tendons
During Normal Locomotion.

Paavo V. Komi and Masaki Ishikawa.

9 Tendon Innervation: Understanding of Pathology and Potential
Implications for Treatment.

Paul W. Ackermann, Johan Dahl, Daniel K-I. Bring, and Per
A.F.H. Renström.

10 A Neuropathic Model to the Etiology and Management of
Achilles Tendinopathy.

Nick Webborn.

11 An Integrative Therapeutic Approach to Tendinopathy:
Biomechanic and Biological Considerations.

Louis C. Almekinders and Albert J. Banes.

12 The Chronic Painful Achilles Tendon: Basic Biology and
Treatment--Results of the New Methods of Eccentric Training
and Sclerosing Therapy.

Håkan Alfredson.

13 Hindfoot Tendinopathies in Athletes.

Francesco Benazzo, Mario Mosconi, Alberto Pio, and Franco
Combi.

14 Alternative Approaches in the Management of
Tendinopathies--Traditional Chinese Medicine: From Basic
Science to Clinical Perspective.

Kai-Ming Chan.

15 Surgery for Chronic Overuse Tendon Problems in Athletes.

Deiary Kader and Nicola Maffulli.

Index

"The editors of the work coordinated the contributions of
forty-seven specialists in medical, sports and health science
related fields. Recommended for specialists in sports medicine and
orthopedics and for medical libraries and academic libraries with
kinesiology, physical therapy and sports medicine
curriculum." (E-Streams, September 2008)

"This is a good read for those with a strong interest in
tendinopathy...the book does provide a quality and in-depth
summation of the current knowledge."

(Doodys Reviews)
"...Tendinopathy in athletes will help the medico-scientifi c community to better understand this problem and constitutes themost valuable reference for this medical condition for many years to come. I express my sincere appreciation for the excellent work of the coeditors and contributing authors who participated in this project" Dr Jacques Rogge President of the International Olympic Committee