[Book Description]

Evaluation of Orthopedic and Athletic Injuries, 2nd edition, includes everything you need to do a thorough and accurate evaluation of injuries experienced by athletes. Organized by body region, this tightly that are clinically proven and clinically applicable. Each chapter reviews anatomy and biomechanics, then presents appropriate evaluation procedures, and ends with emergency or initial management of specific injuries.


[Contents]

CHAPTER 1. The Injury Evaluation Process
SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION TECHNIQUE
CLINICAL EVALUATIONS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES
TERMINATION OF THE EVALUATION
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS
THE ROLES OF DIFFERENT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
DOCUMENTATION
REFERENCES

CHAPTER 2. Injury Nomenclature
SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
BONY INJURIES
NEUROVASCULAR PATHOLOGIES
IMAGING TECHNIQUES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER 3. Assessment of Posture
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF POSTURE
COMMON POSTURAL DEVIATIONS
INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REGIONS
DOCUMENTATION OF POSTURAL ASSESSMENT
REFERENCES

CHAPTER 4. The Foot and Toes
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF FOOT AND TOE INJURIES
PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION OF FOOT INJURIES
ON-FIELD MANAGEMENT OF FOOT INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER 5. The Ankle and Lower Leg
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUTION OF THE ANKLE AND LOWER LEG
PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION OF LOWER LEG AND ANKLE INJURIES
INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF ON-FIELD INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER 6. The Knee
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF KNEE AND LEG INJURIES
PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION OF KNEE INJURIES
ON-FIELD MANAGEMENT OF KNEE INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER 7. The Patellofemoral Articulation
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT
PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION OF PATELLOFFMORAL INJURIES
INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF ON-FIELD INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER 8. The Pelvis and Thigh
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF PELVIS THIGH
PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION OF PELVIS AND THIGH INJURIES
INITIAL EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ON-FIELD INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER 9. Evaluation of Gait
OBSERVATION TECHNIQUES
GAIT CYCLE
QUALITATIVE OBSERVATION OF GAIT
RUNNING GAIT
GROUND REACTION FORCES
PATHOLOGIES AFFECTING THE GAIT CYCLE
REFERENCES

CHAPTER10. The Thoracic and Lumber Spine
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE THORACIC AND LUMBER SPINE
PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION OF THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE INJURIES
ON-FIELD MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER11. The Cervical Spine
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF CERVICAL SPINE
CERVICAL SPINE PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL SPINE INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER12. The Thorax and Abdomen
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE THORAX AND ABDOMEN
PATHOLOGIES OF THE THORAX AND ABDOMEN AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER13. The Shoulder and Upper Arm
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF SHOULDER INJURIES
PATHOLOGIES OF THE SHOULDER COMPLEX AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION OF SHOULDER INJURIES
INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF ON-FIELD SHOULDER INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER14. The Elbow and Forearm
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE ELBOW AND FOREARM
PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION OF ELBOW AND FOREARM INJURIES
ON-FIELD MANAGEMENT OF ELBOW AND FOREARM INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER15. The Wrist, Hand, and Fingers
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF INJURIES TO WRIST, HAND, AND FINGERS
PATHOLOGIES OF THE WRIST, HAND, AND FINGERS AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WRIST, HAND AND FINGER INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER16. The Eye
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF EYE INJURIES
EYE PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF EYE INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER17. The Face and Related Structures
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF FACIAL INJURIES
FACIAL AREA PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INJURIES TO THE FACE AND RELATED AREAS
REFERENCES

CHAPTER18. Hand and Neck Injuries
CLINICAL ANATOMY
EVALUATION OF HEAD AND NECK INJURIES
HEAD AND NECK PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HEAD AND NECK INJURIES
REMOVING THE ATHLETE FROM THE FIELD
REFERENCES

CHAPTER19. Environmental Injury
CLINICAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES
ENVIRONMENTAL PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES
REFERENCES

CHAPTER20. Cardiopulmonary Conditions
CLINICAL ANATOMY
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF CARDIOPULMONARY INJURIES
CARDIOPULMONARY PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED SPECIAL TESTS
ON-FIELD EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOPULMONARY  CONDITIONS
REFERENCES

CHAPTER21. General Medical Conditions
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
VIRAL SYNDROMES
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISORDERS
SYSTEMIC DISEASES
CANCER
NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
DISORDERED EATING
SKIN CONDITIONS
REFERENCES

APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: REFLEX TESTING
APPENDIX B: ASSESSMENT OF MUSCLE LENGTH
APPENDIX C: FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY

GLOSSARY
CREDITS
INDEX