Full Description
Aimed at sports medicine and foot and ankle clinicians globally who see and treat ligamentous injuries to the foot and ankle, the focus of this comprehensive text is on cutting-edge techniques in both non-surgical and surgical treatment, rehabilitation, and safe and expeditious return to sport. Techniques and technology move very rapidly in this space, and this book serves as a ready resource on current surgical and rehabilitation techniques for these conditions.
Opening with a review of the relevant anatomy and biomechanics of the foot and ankle, as well as current imaging techniques, the text then turns to the diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of specific ligamentous injuries and conditions. Multiple management techniques are presented for lateral ankle sprains and instability, syndesmotic injuries, deltoid and spring ligament injuries, Lisfranc injuries, and plantar plate and sesamoid injuries. Generous clinical photographs and illustrations highlightcurrent techniques and diagnostic algorithms, and selected chapter-associated video segments are included, demonstrating surgical and rehabilitation techniques and equipment.
Written and edited by experts in the field who routinely manage these injuries using the most effective techniques, Ligamentous Injuries of the Foot and Ankle is a terrific resource for orthopedic and sports medicine clinicians and rehabilitation providers at all levels.
Contents
1. Introduction.- 2. Anatomy and Biomechanics Of Foot And Ankle.- 3. Imaging of Ligamentous Injuries in the Foot and Ankle.- 4. Alignment and Instability- Managing Mechanical Contributors to Recurrent Ligament Injury and Instability.- 5. Rehabilitating the elite athlete with ligamentous injury of the foot and ankle.- 6. Lateral Ankle Sprains - Injury epidemiology and non-operative treatment.- 7. Lateral Ankle Sprains - Subtalar Instability.- 8. Lateral Ankle Instability - The Modified Brostrom.- 9. Lateral Ankle Instability - Arthroscopic Broström and Minimally Invasive techniques.- 10. Lateral Ankle Instability- Tendon Transfers and Grafts.- 11. Lateral Ankle Instability- The Role of Synthetic Ligament Augmentation.- 12. Lateral Ankle Instability - Rehab and Return to Sport.- 13. Syndesmotic Injury: Classification, Management, and Prevention.- 14. Syndesmotic Injuries - Surgical Indications, Techniques and Outcomes.- 15. Syndesmosis Injuries In Athletes: Return To Play And Rehabilitation.- 16. Deltoid ligament injuries. When to repair, reconstruct or let it heal..- 17. Spring ligament injuries and Instability - Repair/reconstruction indications and techniques.- 18. Posterior Ankle Ligaments - The role of posterior talofibular ligament, flexor retinaculum, posterior talocalcaneal ligament and fibulotalocalcaneal ligament in posterior ankle impingement.- 19. Lisfranc Injuries of the Foot and Ankle: Diagnosis and Treatment Indications.- 20. Lisfranc Injuries in Athletes - Surgical Treatment Techniques.- 21. Lisfranc Injury In Athletes. Return To Play And Rehabilitation.- 22. Management of Turf Toe, Plantar Plate and Sesamoid Injuries.- 23. Lesser toe plantar plate injuries and angular deformities- Indications, techniques and outcomes.- 24. Returning to sport: Tips and techniques for safe transition to sports participation.-
