Overuse Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System

This volume describes overuse of tendons, tendon sheaths, bursae, muscles, muscle-tendon junctions, bones, bone-tendon junctions, cartilage and nerves. It presents ultrasound diagnostic data, pathohistological intraoperative findings and images, X-rays and scintigraphic documentation.

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Overuse Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System, Second Edition presents a complete overview of the methods of diagnosing and treating the overuse injuries that affect the musculoskeletal system as a whole. Each chapter includes the definition, origins, clinical picture and diagnostics, treatment, and prevention methods for the given injury. The book goes beyond diagnosis and treatment by identifying etiological factors and discussing ways to prevent overuse injuries. This new book retains the successful systematic format that made the first edition a bestseller and an invaluable tool for orthopaedists, physical therapists, rheumatologists and sports medicine practitioners.