© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Piero Volpi (ed.)Arthroscopy and Sport Injuries10.1007/978-3-319-14815-1_41 41. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Pier Paolo Mariani1 , Guglielmo Cerullo2 , Germano Iannella2 and Marco Giacobbe2 (1) Department of sports science and health, Università degli Studi di Roma “Foro Italico”,…
Fig. 9.1 Palpation of a left Achilles tendon. The tendon should be squeezed between the thumb and the index fingers; this procedure should be performed for all the length of…
Fig. 20.1 Hyperangulation entails a greater loading phase of the throw with evident increase in force (like a catapult) but also a delicate balance: the stabilisation complex is, in fact,…
Fig. 12.1 Most common types of patellar tendon lesion: injury at the osteotendinous insertion (red line) and mid-substance injury (blue line) Corticosteroids local injections [12] Diabetes [13, 14] Microtrauma [15]…
Fig. 16.1 Arthroscopic image of the labral capsular ligamentous complex after a first traumatic episode of antero-inferior shoulder dislocation in a basketball player 16.2 Diagnosis The mechanism underlying anterior, or…
, Dario Pitino1 and Giacomo Delle Rose1 (1) Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano (MI), 20089, Italy KeywordsElbowEpicondylitisTennis elbowShock wavePRP Lateral epicondylitis is commonly defined “tennis elbow.”…
Fig. 5.1 Injury rate by traumatic mechanism (Data from a 3-year observational study on an Italian first league basketball academy) Also playground, surfaces, and sports equipment influence the pattern of…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Piero Volpi (ed.)Arthroscopy and Sport Injuries10.1007/978-3-319-14815-1_11 11. Patellar and Quadriceps Tendinopathy Andrea Ferretti1, 2 and Antonio Pasquale Vadala2 (1) Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, “Kirk Kilgour” Sports Traumatology Center, S….
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Piero Volpi (ed.)Arthroscopy and Sport Injuries10.1007/978-3-319-14815-1_6 6. Football: Epidemiology and Injury Mechanism Piero Volpi1, 2 , Cristiano Eirale3 and Gian Nicola Bisciotti4, 5 (1) Knee Orthopedics and Sport Traumatology Unit, Humanitas Clinical Institute IRCCS,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Piero Volpi (ed.)Arthroscopy and Sport Injuries10.1007/978-3-319-14815-1_7 7. Return to Sport (General Aspects) Ryan R. Sullivan1 , Antony Hazel1 , Sarunas Skadas1 and Pietro M. Tonino1 (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160…
