This book - now a classic - was developed to facilitate the preparation of medicolegal reports following musculoskeletal injuries. It collates data from the world literature in one source, together with review articles on related topics such as Repetitive Strain Injury. As a result, it saves readers from the time-consuming task of researching multiple references.A comprehensive guide to the preparation of medicolegal reports in the field of personal injury litigation following musculoskeletal trauma.. It provides prognostic information following musculoskeletal injuries and assists the clinician acting as an expert medical witness prepare the report. Each of the chapters is devoted to different areas of injury and takes the reader through the full range of treatments, results and complications and how these impact on prognosis. Collates data on treatment, results, complications from the relevant medical literature and review articles and saves the orthopaedic surgeon acting as an expert witness a lot of hours of unnecessary research.

Articles in this issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics?include "Bone and Wound Healing in the Diabetic Patient?, "Surgery for Diabetic Foot Infection?, ? "Antibiotic Therapy for Diabetic Foot Infection?, "Decision-Making in the Dysvascular Lower Extremity?, "Hindfoot and Midfoot Amputation in the Diabetic with Infection?, ? "Transmetatarsal, Ray and Toe Amputation in the Diabetic Patient?, "Gait Abnormality Following Partial Foot Amputation in Diabetes?, "Syme's Amputation?, "What's New in Transtibial Amputation?, "Angiosomes and Wound Care in the Diabetic Foot?, ? "Shoes, Orthoses and Prosthoses for Partial Foot Amputation and Diabetic Foot Infection?, "Avoiding Amputation in the Diabetic with Longitudinal Managemen

Articles in this issue include "Epidemiology of Cerebral Palsy?, ? "Classification of Cerebral Palsy?, "Examination of the Child with Cerebral Palsy?, ? "Gait Analysis in Cerebral Palsy?, "Management of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy?, "Surgery of the Upper Extremity in Cerebral Palsy?, ? "Spine Surgery in Cerebral Palsy?, "The Hip in Cerebral Palsy?, "The Knee in Cerebral Palsy?, "The Foot and Ankle in Cerebral Palsy?, "Orthopedic Care of the Adult with Cerebral Pals

Articles in this issue include: A Biopsychosocial Perspective; Aging with a Physical Disability: Maintainance and Transition in Employment, Benefits, and Insurance; Psychological Functioning; Exercise and Physical Activity; Communication Issues; Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep Dysruption; Assistive Technology; Mobility and Falls Cognitions; Aging and Disabilties: Conceptual Issues; Aging with a Physical Disability: Bridging the Aging and Disability Nexus; Aging with Spinal Cord Injury; Aging with Multiple Sclerosis; Aging with Post-Polio Syndrome and Muscular Dystrophy; Aging with Cerebral Palsy.

This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine is dedicated to the Althlete's elbow.? Dr. Marc Safran of? Stanford University's Orthopaedic Surgery department, along with his contributors, cover topics on imaging, pediatric considerations, rehabilitation, and various injuries and conditions, such as nerve and UCL injuries, acute and chronic dislocation, medial and lateral epicondylitis, valgus extension overload syndrome, and posterolateral rotatory instability.

As part two in the two-part series on rehabilitation, this issue focuses on the Orthopedic surgeon's perspective on rehab.? Dr. Claude Moorman, Director of Sports Medicine, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, and Head Team Physician at Duke University, guest edits.? He and his contributors cover important topics such as rehabilitaion following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction in the Shoulder, Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction, Tenodesis of the Biceps Tendon in the Athlete, Microfracture for Chondral Injury in the Knee, Arthroscopic Decompression for Femoroacetabular Impingement, and more.

This issue explores the serious issue of childhood diabetes and obesity, as applied to sports medicine. Guest Editors Danny Mistry and Susan Kirk, both from the University of Virginia Health System, have selected a team of experts to cover the wide spectrum of this epidemic, including a close look at the socioeconomic factors in the development of childhood diabetes and obesity, the role of exercise as prevention of diabetes and obesity, and common injuries in young athletes who are diabetic or at risk of becoming so. It is a crucial issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, as Drs. Mistry and Kirk explain in their preface: "Being able to recognize and treat both the collegiate athlete with Type 1 diabetes as well as the sedentary, obese adolescent at risk for Type 2 diabetes are skills that many will need in the immediate future."

Articles include: "Functional Anatomy of the Gastroc-Soleus Complex and Achilles Tendon, ? "Insertional Achilles Tendinosis and Posterior Heel Pain Pathology, ? "Non-Insertional Achilles Tendinosis Conservative, ? "Non-Surgical Management of Achilles Tendon Ruptures, ? "Acute Open Repair of the Ruptures Achilles Tendon, ? "Minimal Incision Techniques for Acute Achilles Repair, ? "Rehabilitation of the Achilles Tendon, ? "Tendon Transfers for Achilles Reconstruction, ? "Management of Chronic Achilles Deficiency, ? "Complications of Achilles Tendon Surgery, ? "Achilles Lengthening Procedures - Indications, Techniques, ? "Emerging Techniques, ? "Posterior Calf Injury and Pain (conditions that mimic Achilles

The effects of hand burn injuries can be critical to quality of life and crucial to long-term functional outcomes following burn injury. Since hands are at the front line of human contact, a high percentage of thermal injury involves the upper extremity and, in particular, the hand. Hand burns can vary in severity from shallow burns requiring local wound care and aggressive range of motion therapy to complex wounds requiring repair of joints, tendons, and other soft tissue. Historically, given the poor survival associated with severe burn injury, many patients with hand burns simply did not survive the acute phase of treatment. If patients survived the systemic insult of burn injury, often the hands were neglected relative to more extensive areas on the trunk. However, with the widespread use of early excision and grafting, as well as great advancements in critical care, survival following thermal injury has become the rule rather than the exception. Therefore, emphasis in burn care has shifted towards optimizing the functional and psychosocial outcomes of those that survive their injury. Accordingly, optimal management of hand burns has received increasing attention given the critical importance of hand recovery to long-term outcome. In this volume of Hand Clinics, experts in burn care present an overview of pediatric and adult hand burn management - including shallow burns, as well as complex injuries from deep thermal burns or electrical injury. In addition, chapters on pathphysiology of scar, burn hand rehabilitation and assessing outcomes of hand injury emphasize critical concepts in achieving optimal hand function after injury.

Articles include: "Percutaneous Plating of Proximal Humeral Fractures, ? "Mini Incision Surface Replacement of the Humeral Head, ? "Mini Incision Carpal Tunnel Release, ? "MIS Hueter-Gaine Approach for THA, ? "MIS Approach for Hip Resurfacing, ? "MIS Unicondylar Arthroplasty: Mini Open and Arthroscopic Approach, ? "MIS Total Knee Arthroplasty, ? "Minimally Invasive Hallux Valgus Correction, ? "Percutaneous CT Guided Vertebroplasty in the Management of Osteoporotic Fractures and Dorso Lumbar Metastases, ? "Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, ? "Percutaneously Assisted Hip Arthroplasty, ? "MIS THA using a Watson-Jones A

In the last decade, the treatment of hip disease has made huge advancements in terms of patients returning to high levels of function and also in the durability of hip prostheses. Although the anterior approach to the hip has had a long history in orthopedics, it is only in recent years that surgeons are rediscovering this approach to treat both new pathology i.e. femoroacetabular impingement, as well as to facilitate patient's recovery after hip replacement surgery. This issue of OCNA brings together leading experts in the field of hip reconstruction which have been to explore the full potential of the anterior approach in restoring hip function.

Articles in this issue include: Anatomy and Approaches of the Wrist; Chronic Scaphoid Nonunion; External Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures; Complications of Distal Radius Fractures; Perilunate Dislocations; Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures; Post Traumatic Malunion of Distal Radius Fractures; Traumatic Problems of The Distal RadioUlnar Joint; Acute Scaphoid Fractures; Distal Radius Fractures; When should we Operate? What is the Evidence? Carpal Bone Fractures; Physical Exam of the Wrist; Closed Management of Distal Radius Fractures; Management of SL injuries.

FOUR STARS from Doody's Star Ratings (TM) Osteosynthesis of the Hand is the ideal reference tool for every hand surgeon interested in learning more about proven osteosynthesis techniques in hand surgery. Special features: A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of common tools and implants. A total of 775 illustrations showing detailed descriptions of techniques, clearly demonstrating each important step. The many illustrations, in combination with concise and pertinent text, result in detailed, yet easy-to-grasp descriptions of the relevant surgical procedures. A chapter on differential indications with unique tabular summaries of the most common fracture types and their current surgical management options. Both the fracture type and the management options are shown in clear graphic form, complemented by X-ray images of the individual fractures.

Multiplanar deformities are one of the most difficult deformities to correct in orthopedics. Correction of deformity in the foot and ankle is particularly complex and must address the alignment of the foot, prior surgical interventions, arthrosis, neuropathy, musculotendinous abnormalities, instability, and skin ulceration. The goals are to provide a plantigrade foot that allows for shoewear and a stable platform for ambulation. In the past few years that have been significant advancements in the understanding and treatment of these conditions. This issue will provide the reader with a thorough review of all that is new on this interesting and difficult subject.

July's issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine is dedicated to the Runner and guest edited by Dr. Robert Wilder, Associate Professor of PM&R and Medical Director of the Runner's Clinic at the University of Virginia.? Dr. Wilder and a team of expert contributors discuss all aspects of running, including biomechanics and kinematics, flexibility, exertional compartment syndrome, patellofemoral pain syndrome, stress fractures, exercise-associated collapse, and more.? Several chapters focus on special considerations for certain types of runners: children, women, injured runners, and those with osteoarthritis.

Part one of a two-part series dedicated to Rehabilitation, this issue explores rehab from the perspective of the Athletic Trainer and Physical Trainer.? Guest Editor Dr. Jeff Konin of the University of South Florida's Department of Orthopedic Surgery and his team of contributors discuss key subjects, such as the rehabilitation referral, return to play criteria, strength and conditioning, the future of rehab, concussion, and of course, rehabilitaion of specific areas of the body including the shoulder, elbow, knee, hip, and more.

For this issue on the medical aspects of the increasingly-popular sport of boxing, Dr. Barry Jordan, Director of the Brain Injury Program and Memory Evaluation and Treatment Service at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in New York, has teamed up with Dr. Gerard Varlotta, Professor and specialist in pain management and injury prevention for NYU's departments of Joint Diseases and Rehabilitation Medicine. The Guest Editors have gathered a panel of leading experts on the subject, to cover topics such as medical safety in boxing, the role of the ringside physician, doping and drug use in boxing, facial and hand injuries in boxing, infectious disease in boxing, and more.

AANA Advanced Arthroscopy: The Knee, by Robert E. Hunter, MD and Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD, helps you make the most effective use of advanced and emerging, state-of-the-art arthroscopic techniques for managing a wide range of knee problems. Premier arthroscopic surgeons discuss disease-specific options, managing and avoiding complications, and rehabilitation protocols.in print and online. 14 videos demonstrate tibial plateau fracture management system, anteromedial tibial tubercle transfer, osteochondral allograft for a femoral condyle defect, anatomic single bundle ACL reconstruction, anatomic reconstruction of the posterolateral corner, and more. Access the fully searchable text, along with a video library of procedures and links to PubMed online at expertconsult.com. Stay current through coverage of hot topics like Chondrocyte Transplantation Techniques, Proximal Tibial Osteotomy, Anatomic Single Bundle ACL Reconstruction, Single Bundle PCL Reconstruction, Inlay PCL Reconstruction, and Anatomic Reconstruction of the Posterolateral Corner. Hone your skills thanks to 14 videos of techniques-on Tibial Plateau Fracture Management System, Anteromedial Tibial Tubercle Transfer, Osteochondral Allograft for a Femoral Condyle Defect, Anatomic Single Bundle ACL Reconstruction, Anatomic Reconstruction of the Posterolateral Corner, and more-performed by experts. See arthroscopic surgical details in full color and understand nuances through interpretative drawings of technical details. Optimize surgical results and outcomes with an emphasis on advanced and emerging arthroscopic techniques, surgical tips, and pearls.

Overview - Bone Defects Caused by High Energy Injuries, Bone Loss, Infected Non Union, Non Union, Physiology of Autografting, ? Background: Viable Bone and Circulation - Factors Required for Survival of Bone Grafts, ? Use of Solid (Tricortical) and Cancellous Bone Graft, Theory of Induced Membrane/Autograft for Bone Defects, Resorbable Membrane for Space Preservation and Graft Containment, Summary of Animal Work on Induced Membrane, Biological Rationale for Intramedullary Canal as Source of Autograft, Clinical Reports, ? Experience with Masquelet Method and RIA IM Autograft for Bone Defects, Experience with RIA IM Autograft and Non Unions, Patient Morbidity RIA Versus ICBG, RIA Graft and ChronOs Community Experience Using RIA Bone Graft, Management of Complicated Clinical Scenarios, ? Difficult Biomechanics and Good Soft Tissues - How to Handle Subtrochanteric Nonunions, Difficult Soft Tissues and Challenging Biomechanics- How to Handle Distal Tibial Nonunions, Management of Bone Loss, Nonunions and Infect