Essential Sports Medicine
Every medical student, resident, fellow and attending physician who deals with sports medicine injuries needs a high yield, comprehensive and practical resource to refer to time and time again. In Essential Sports Medicine, leading specialists
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Joseph E. Herrera, DO Grant Cooper, MD
Essential Sports Medicine
Essential Sports Medicine Joseph E. Herrera Editor Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Interventional Spine and Sports, Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY
Grant Cooper Editor New York Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY
Editors Joseph E. Herrera Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Interventional Spine & Sports Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY Series Editors Joseph E. Herrera Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Interventional Spine and Sports Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY
Grant Cooper New York Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY
Grant Cooper New York Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY
ISBN: 978-1-58829-985-7 e-ISBN: 978-1-59745-414-8 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-414-8 Library of Congress Control Number © 2008 Humana Press, a part of Springer Science + Business Media, LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, 999 Riverview Drive, Suite 208, Totowa, NJ 07512 USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Cover illustration: Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com
JH: I dedicate this book to my son Alex, my wife Sandra, my parents, and my sister Sacha, who have given me the love and support to persevere and succeed. GC: For Ana, my parents, Jason, Sharon, Aaron, Cristina, and Robin.
Preface
Sports medicine is a popular medical subspecialty. Several types of medical specialists participate, to a varying extent, in the care of sports medicine complaints. These include family practitioners, internists, physiatrists, orthopedists, neurologists, emergency room doctors, and neurosurgeons. While some doctors undergo formal training in a sports medicine fellowship, others simply try to adapt their musculoskeletal medicine training (which in some fields may be limited) to the care of patients with sports injuries. Sports medicine certainly overlaps with general musculoskeletal medicine, but there are important differences of which to be aware. Essential Sports Medicine was created with this in mind. We believe that Essential Sports Medicine provides the highest yield, comprehensive, pertinent inf
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