Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries (Medical Radiology)

Book info: Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries (Medical Radiology) (Hardcover, 545 pages) – Springer, 2006. Language: English.

This volume provides an updated review of imaging abnormalities in orthopedic sports injuries, illustrated with many high-quality radiological images and schematic drawings. The first part of the book presents background information on relevant basic science and general imaging principles in sports traumatology. The second part comprises a topographic discussion of sports injuries. Each chapter highlights the merits of different imaging techniques, focused on a specific clinical problem. The third part discusses natural history, monitoring and follow-up by imaging. This thoroughly illustrated book will be of value to musculoskeletal radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, sports physicians and other professionals involved in sports medicine.

Vanhoenacker F.M., president of the musculoskeletal section of the Royal Belgian Society of Radiology, section editor musculoskeletal European Radiology, reviewer of different journals, incl. Skeletal Radiology, authors or co-author of more than 112 scientific papers.

Gielen J. president VVS (Flemish society of sports medicine)

Maas M., Vice president of the subcommittee on Sports Imaging of the European Society of Musculoskeletal radiology. Chair of the musculoskeletal section of the Dutch Society of Radiology. Vice-chair of the board of medical education University of Amsterdam. Radiology consultant for various national Sports societies. Reviewer of various journals