Description
Thorough and concise, this practical reference provides a unique, on-field management approach to all athletic injuries to the shoulder and elbow, as well as nonoperative and operative treatment options, including arthroscopy and open surgery. Focusing on high-performance athletes, leading authorities in the field demonstrate how to provide pain relief, restore function, and return the athlete to sport and to prior level of performance in a safe and timely fashion.- Showcases the knowledge and expertise of an international group of editors and authors who have served as president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and the Arthroscopy Association of North America, are physicians or consultants for professional and collegiate sports teams, have won awards for research in the field of shoulder surgery, are editors and reviewers for peer-reviewed journals, and much more.- Contains rehabilitation guidelines and critical return-to-sport protocols – essential information for nonsurgical healthcare providers -- primarily on athletes under the age of 40, with some consideration of the older athlete (professional golf, for example).- Contains a section in each chapter covering "On-the-Field Management and Early Post-Injury Assessment and Treatment" – a must-read for immediate care of the injured athlete and ensuring the safe return to play.- Covers the most recent advances in the management of tendon tears in elite and overhead athletes, including prevention in youth sports, early sports specialization, and changing standards of care regarding shoulder and elbow instability.- Provides a thorough review of current ulnar collateral ligament injury diagnosis, imaging, non-operative management, and surgery, as well as acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joint injuries, clavicle and olecranon fractures, and OCD of the capitellum.
Table of Contents
PART 1 SHOULDERSECTION I Shoulder Instability, Rehabilitation, and Return to Sport1.Anterior Shoulder Instability2.Posterior Shoulder Instability3.Multidirectional Shoulder Instability4.Shoulder Instability Rehabilitation and Return to SportSECTION II Rotator Cuff Injury5.Overview6.Rotator Cuff Contusion7.Full Thickness Posterior Rotator Cuff Tear8.Isolated Subscapularis Tendon Tear9.Revision Repair10.Rotator Cuff Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation and Return to SportSECTION III Acromioclavicular Joint Injury11.Acromioclavicular Joint Anatomy12.Surgical TreatmentSECTION IV Clavicle Fractures13.Overview14.Surgical Treatment Options : Mid-Shaft Fracture15.Treatment Options : Distal Clavicle FracturesSECTION V Sternoclavicular Joint Injury16.Overview17.TreatmentSECTION VI Biceps Labral Complex Injury18.Overview19.TreatmentSECTION VII Pectoralis Major Injury20.Overview21.TreatmentSECTION VIII Injuries of the Throwing Shoulder22.Epidemiology, Mechanism of Injury, History and Physical Examination, Imaging, Workup, and Indications for Surgery23.Surgical Management of Capsulolabral and Rotator Cuff Injuries in Throwing Athletes24.Throwing Programs and Return to Sport25.Prevention in Youth Sports (Early Sports Specialization) : Injuries of the Throwing ShoulderPART 2 ELBOWSECTION IX Elbow Instability26.Medial : Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury27.Lateral : Posterolateral Rotary InstabilitySECTION X Elbow Tendon Injuries28.Medial : Flexor-Pronator Tendon Injury29.Lateral : Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Tendon Injury30.Distal Biceps Tendon Injury31.Triceps Tendon InjurySECTION XI Elbow Articular Cartilage and Bone Injuries32.Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum33.Olecranon Stress Fractures
