Football Traumatology

Dr. Piero Volpi is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist and Director of the Knee Surgery and Sport Traumatology Unit at Humanitas Clinical Institute IRCCS, Milan. He played professional football from the beginning of the 1970s until 1985 while maintaining his medical studies. He is now Head of Medical Staff FC Internazionale Milan, Italy, and is also Responsible Physician of the Italian Association of Football Players (AIC). Dr. Volpi is Teaching Professor at the Speciality School of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the University of Milan. He is also Vice-President of Italian Arthroscopy Society (SIA) and member of several National and International Scientific Societies: Siot, Sigascot,Fmsi, Isakos, Esska, Eka. He is the author of more than 300 publications and over 600 contributions, including book chapters, articles and presentations to scientific National and International meetings .He is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Sports Traumatology and member of Editorial Board of Medicina dello Sport Journal.

Part I General Concepts: 1 Epidemiology in professional football players .- 2 Epidemiology in Young Football Players.- 3 Epidemiology in female football players. -4 Risk factors .- 5 Football Injury Prevention.- 6 Pre-season Evaluation.- 7Trauma management in the field.- Part II Specific Injuries: 8 Muscle lesions.- 9 Hamstring injuries.- 10 Quadriceps muscle injuries.- 11 Return to play after muscle lesion.- 12 Shoulder injuries in goalkeepers.- 13 Acromioclavicular Dislocation- 14 Knee medial collateral ligaments Injuries.- 15 Knee lateral collateral ligaments Injuries.- 16 ACL lesion.- 17 ACL lesion in adolescent.- 18 ACL revision.- 19 PCL lesion.- 20 Knee: Multiligament njuries.- 21 Lateral meniscus .- 22 Medial meniscus.- 23 Anterior Knee Pain in Football.- 24 Patellar Instability in Football Players.- 25 Knee cartilage repair.- 26 Patellar tendon lesions .- 27 PRP in football players .- 28 Knee Arthritis in ex-footballers.- 29 Groin Pain.- 30 Femoro-Acetabular Impingement (FAI) in Football Traumatology.- 31 Achilles tendon lesions in soccer players.- 32 Ankle ligament lesions.- 33 Ankle osteochondral lesions.- 34 Ankle arthritis in ex-footballers.- 35 Foot problems in football.- 36 Stress Fractures of the foot in Footballers.- 37 New trend in rehabilitation.

"This book covers general concepts in football injuries, football injuries by tissue type and anatomic site, and new developments in sports medicine. ... The apparent audience is sports medicine practitioners, but the book also would be an excellent resource for residents with an interest in sports medicine or football coverage responsibilities." (Melody Hrubes, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2015)