Pathophysiology of ligament injuries
Each ligament is built by multiple fascicle units. Each fascicle carries the collagen fibrils and fibroblasts cells in longitudinal lines and encapsulates them in a loose connective tissue called endoligament….
Pathophysiology of skeletal muscle injuries
An individual muscle fibre is a long cylindrical cell with multiple nuclei bound by its sarcolemma (Lutz and Lieber 1999). The sarcolemma invaginates around the muscle fibre forming T-tubules. Each…
Introduction to sport injury management
Figure 1.1 Diagram showing the breadth of sport injury management. Note that in the situation of an athlete who is a minor child, the parents or carers become part of…
