Surgical Treatment of Muscle Injuries
Muscle Injuries Clinical Guide 3.0 FC Barcelona, January 2015 36.2 Proximal Hamstring Injuries The incidence of hamstring muscle injuries has been estimated to be 3.0–4.1 hamstring strains per 1000 h…
Femur Fractures
Fig. 21.1 Garden classification No matter how displaced the fracture, it is worth an osteosynthesis at these ages. The reduction, if needed, can be performed in an open or closed…
Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Prevention
Fig. 38.1 Schematic injury causation model illustrating the relationship between the predisposing risk factors and the occurrence of injury (Adapted from Meeuwisse [28] and Bahr and Krosshaug [26]) Tendinopathy often…
Tendon Injuries in the lower limb Diagnosis and Classification
Fig. 39.1 Hamstring injury 39.2.1.2 Tendon Injuries Around the Knee The main patellar pathology is proximal patellar tendinopathy, also known as jumper’s knee. The patellar tendon is more vulnerable to…
ACL Risk of Reinjury: When Is It Safe to Return (Time or Criteria)
Fig. 51.1 Specific exercises performed in the gym The sport medicine team, tasked to follow the patient from the injury to RTS, consists of at least a sport medicine physician,…
Late Rehabilitation (On the Field)
50.2 The Main Goal The main goal is to allow a safe transition between the rehabilitation process and the training process required to accumulate load in order to provide adequate…
Patellofemoral Pain and Instability
Fig. 16.1 Patellofemoral joint structure – adapted from [3] As an integral part of the knee, the patellofemoral joint is one of the most structurally complex articulations with high functional…
Injury of Ankle Ligaments
Fig. 10.1 The lateral ligaments of the ankle comprise of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL – red arrow), the calcaneofibular ligament (CFL – yellow arrow), and the posterior talofibular ligament…
Football Ankle Fractures and Return to Sport: A Review on the Arthroscopic Approach
Fig. 13.1 (a) Intraoperative image of an arthroscopic-assisted distal tibial fracture (extending into the talocrural joint) assessment. (b) Intraoperative image of an arthroscopic-assisted intra-articular distal tibial fracture. Note the fracture…
Nonsurgical Treatment
Fig. 40.1 Achilles tendinopathy. (a) Clinical aspect; difference between the thickened and swollen injured tendon (right side, white arrow) and the noninjured tendon (left side). (b–e) High-definition ultrasound study; transverse…
