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Musculoskeletal Disease and Obesity

Multi-disciplinary Interventions
Buch | Hardcover
V, 202 Seiten
2024 | 2024
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-63309-6 (ISBN)
117,69 inkl. MwSt

This book provides short chapters with key learning points from experts within the area, about musculoskeletal conditions in patients with obesity. Each chapter will be structured in two parts: (a) the increasing musculoskeletal conditions caused by the obesity and (b) the difficulty of treating the musculoskeletal conditions in the presence of obesity. 

It is aimed at a multidisciplinary readership including clinicians, physiotherapists, rehabilitation specialists, general practitioners and sports physicians, and other allied health professionals involved in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.

Professor John O'Byrne is Professor of Orthopaedics in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He has over 20 years clinical experience in orthopaedic surgery in the areas of trauma, spine surgery, complex knee and hip surgery. He is Clinical Director of the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh (NOHC), Ireland. He is Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon to the Senior Ireland Soccer Team, Chairman of the Olympic Federation of Ireland /

Sport Institute of Ireland Science and Medicine Committee. He has published extensively on musculoskeletal topics. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine in Ireland and the UK.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Pathogenesis, prevalence and epidemiology.- Chapter 3. Medical Treatment of Obesity.- Chapter 4. Surgical Treatment of Obesity.- Chapter 5. Obesity and musculoskeletal trauma.- Chapter 6. Obesity and foot and ankle conditions.- Chapter 7. Obesity and spinal disorders.- Chapter 8. Obesity and paediatric musculoskeletal disorders.- Chapter 9. Obesity and hip disorders.- Chapter 10. Obesity and knee disorders.- Chapter 11. Obesity and upper limb disorders.- Chapter 12. Obesity and Orthopaedic Oncology.- Chapter 13. Pre-op preparation.- Chapter 14. Obesity and Radiology.- Chapter 15. Perioperative challenges in the Obese Patient.- Chapter 16.    Anaesthetic Issues.- Chapter 17. Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation issues.- Chapter 18. Research Areas.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.9.2024
Zusatzinfo Approx. 180 p. 25 illus., 10 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Medizinische Fachgebiete Chirurgie Unfallchirurgie / Orthopädie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Sportmedizin
Schlagworte Musculoskeletal abnormalities • Musculoskeletal disease • musculoskeletal rehabilitation • Obesity • trauma surgery
ISBN-10 3-031-63309-1 / 3031633091
ISBN-13 978-3-031-63309-6 / 9783031633096
Zustand Neuware
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