Muscle Injury in the Athlete

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 he is Responsible Physician of the Italian Association of Football Players (AIC). He has also recently been appointed as member of U.E.F.A. Medical Committee. Dr. Volpi is Teaching Professor at the Specialty 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, and 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.

1 Biology and Etiology of Muscle-Tendon Injuries.- 2 Healing Processes in Muscle Tissue.- 3 Healing Processes in Tendon Tissue.- 4 Muscle Injuries Classifications Annex1 Annex2 Annex3.- 5 Imaging in Muscle Injuries.- 6 The Muscle Injuries Clinical Evaluation.- 7 The Conservative Treatment of Muscle Injuries General Principles.- 8 Conservative Treatment for Quadriceps Muscle Injuries.- 9 Conservative Treatment for Hamstring Muscle Injuries.- 10 Conservative Treatment for Adductors Muscle Injuries.- 11 Conservative Treatment for Calf Muscle Injuries.- 12 Muscle Injuries and Genetic Research Will this be the Future?

"The book provides useful knowledge both at a glance and for more in-depth review, which makes it worthwhile for a wide variety of practitioners in sports medicine at multiple points in their careers. The authors target sports medicine and orthopedic physicians. This book can serve both seasoned practicing clinicians looking to deepen their knowledge and fellow-level physicians in the beginning of their sports medicine careers who want to better understand the fundamentals of muscle injuries." (Jean Pierre Valette, Doody's Book Reviews, October 25, 2019)