Textbook of Musculoskeletal Disorders

Umile Giuseppe Longo is Full Professor and Consultant of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (Italy). He is Deputy Scientific Director, Head of the UOS Sports Traumatology Unit and Head of the Laboratory of Motion Analysis of the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico. He is the Coordinator of the Research of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. He serves on the editorial boards of several leading journals in the fields of sports medicine and orthopedics. He is the author of more than 350 peer-reviewed articles, co-author of more than 100 book chapters and editor of 5 international books. He has been honored with several prestigious national and international awards. His surgical and research interests is focused on sports traumatology and joint replacement surgery.

Vincenzo Denaro is the Scientific Director, Full Professor and Head Emeritus of Traumaand Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico. He is the author of more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, co-author of more than 100 book chapters and editor of 3 international books. He has been the dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma in the period 2009/2014. He has been the president of the Italian Society of Spine Surgery in the period 2014/2016. He has been honored with several prestigious national and international awards. He received the Medal of Honor from the French Society of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery. His research interests encompass all the fields of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, with a special focus on spine surgery, regenerative medicine and joint replacement. He is a pioneer of Spine surgery in Italy.

1. Bone structure and metabolism.- 2. Osteoporosis.- 3. Paget's disease of bone.- 4. Endocrine Abnormalities Affecting The Musculoskeletal System.- 5. The Musculoskeletal System in Blood Diseases.- 6. The Musculoskeletal System in Neurological Pathologies.- 7. The Musculoskeletal Involvement In Rheumatic Disorders.- 8. Osteomyelitis and infectious diseases.- 9. Hereditary Diseases Of Orthopedic Interest.- 10. Congenital deformities of the appendicular and axial skeleton.- 11. Neuro-orthopedic pathologies:Myelomeningocele.- 12. Neuro-orthopedic pathologies: Cerebral palsy.- 13. Congenital Muscular Torticollis.- 14. Developmental Dysplasia (DDH) and Congenital Dislocation of the Hip (CDH).- 15. Congenital Clubfoot.- 16. Flatfoot and Pes Cavus.- 17. Scoliosis.- 18. Osteochondroses.- 19. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.- 20. Pediatric Trauma Diseases.- 21. Osteoarthritis: An Overviewand Clinical Approach.- 22. Musculoskeletal Disorders.- 23. Musculoskeletal Disorders Benign Tumors.- 24. Musculoskeletal Disorders Malignant Tumors.- 25. Soft tissue tumors.- 26. Metastasis.- 27. Surgical Management of Bone Metastasis.- 28. Bone fractures: generalities.- 29. Fracture treatment: basic concepts.- 30. Fracture Complications.- 31. The Polytraumatized Patient.- 32. Cervical Spinal Pain.- 33. Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.- 34. Cervical Spine Tumours.- 35. Management of Cervical Spine Tumors.- 36. Cervical Spine Injuries.- 37. Low Back pain.- 38. Lumbar Herniated Intervertebral Disc.- 39. Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis.- 40. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.- 41. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Treatment.- 42. Thoracolumbar Fractures.- 43. Pelvic Fractures.- 44. Hip and Groin pain.- 45. Hip Osteoarthritis.- 46. Osteonecrosis.- 47. Femoroacetabular Impingement and Acetabular Labral Tears, Tendinopathies, Snapping Hip, and Bursitis.- 48. Hip Fractures.- 49. Fractures Of The Femoral Diaphysis.- 50. Treatment options of cartilaginous lesions of the knee.- 51. Meniscal injuries of the Knee.- 52. Tendon injuries.- 53. Knee Ligament Injuries.- 54. Patellofemoral Pathology.- 55. Osteoarthritis, osteotomies and knee arthroplasty.- 56. Knee Fractures.- 57. Fractures Of The Leg.- 58. Forefoot Deformities.- 59. Most Frequent Foot and Ankle Tendinopathies: State of the Art.- 60. Ligament Injuries And Instability.- 61. Cartilaginous Lesions, Osteoarthritis and Arthroplasty in Foot and Ankle.- 62. Other Common foot and ankle pathologies.- 63. Charcot Arthropathy of foot and ankle.- 64. Managing Ankle and Foot Fractures.- 65. Musculoskeletal Disorders: Acromioclavicular and Sternoclavicular Joint Injuries.- 66. Glenohumeral Instability.- 67. Pathologies ofthe Rotator Cuff.- 68. Pathologies of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon.- 69. Adhesive Capsulitis.- 70. Glenohumeral arthritis.- 71. Shoulder Fractures.- 72. Osteoarthritis, tendinitis, bursitis of the olecranon, biceps detachment.- 73. Adult Elbow-Fractures.- 74. Fractures of the Forearm and the Wrist.- 75. Hand Pathologies.- 76. Fractures of the hand.- 77. Traumatic Nerve Injuries.- 78. Canalicular syndromes of the upper limbs.- 79. Canalicular syndromes of the lower limbs.