Anatomical Visual Guide to Sports Injuries

Anatomical Visual Guide to Sports Injuries, sensibly organized by body region, is a highly visual guide that displays the basic layers of anatomy in key views, movement, and over 150 of the most common sports injuries seen in adult and pediatric patients. In addition to pathology, over 90 mechanisms of select injuries will also be shown in context of a human figure.

With over 350 illustrations, this product helps primary care and sports medicine practitioners explain anatomical and injury concepts to their patients and clients. It can also be used by beginning sports medicine and athletic trainer students as an aid to visual learning. Here is the list of topics covered:

Head and Neck
* Head Injuries
* Neck Injuries

Shoulder
* Shoulder Impingement and Biceps Problems
* Shoulder Trauma
* Shoulder Instability

Elbow and Forearm
* Elbow and Forearm Traumatic Injuries
* Elbow and Forearm Overuse Injuries
* Elbow and Forearm Pediatric Injuries

Wrist and Hand
* Wrist Injuries
* Finger and Thumb Injuries
* Inflammation and Arthritis

Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral Spine
* Thoracic and Lumbar Sacral Spine Problems

Pelvis, Hip and Thigh
* Injuries of the Pelvis and Acetabulum
* Injuries of the Proximal Femur
* Hip and Thigh Soft Tissue Problems

Knee
* Ligament Injuries
* Meniscus Tears
* Extensor Mechanism Problems
* Fractures
* Inflammations

Leg
* Leg Injuries

Ankle and Foot
* Ankle Injuries
* Hindfoot Injuries
* Forefoot and Midfoot Injuries

Anatomical System Charts
* The Skeletal System
* The Muscular System
* Internal Organs of the Body
* The Vascular System & Viscera
* The Nervous System
* The Spinal Nerves
* The Autonomic Nervous System

A bonus CD-ROM lets you easily print 55 patient handouts that show clear, anatomically correct images along with explanations of many common sports injuries. Here is the list of topics:

Head and Neck
* Concussion: Basic
* Concussion: Coup Contrecoup
* Neck Hyperflexion
* Neck Muscle Injury

Shoulder
* Bankart Lesion
* SLAP (Superior Labrum Anterior-Posterior) Lesion
* Classic impingement Syndrome
* Internal Impingement
* Acromioclavicular Separation
* Clavicle Fractures
* Little Leaguer's Shoulder (Proximal Physis)

Elbow And Forearm
* Overuse Injuries of the Elbow:
* Valgus Extension Overload Changes and Medial Collateral Ligament Injury
* Biceps Rupture
* Tennis Elbow
* Olecranon Bursitis
* Valgus Extension Overload in Kids and Medial Epicondyle Avulsion Injuries
* Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) of the Elbow

Wrist and Hand
* Colles Fracture
* Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
* TFCC (Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex) Tear
* Smith's fracture
* Mallet Finger
* Skier's thumb/Gamekeepers Thumb
* Boxers Fracture
* DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis
* Intersection syndrome

Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral Spine
* Herniated disc
* Spondylolysis

Pelvis, Hip & Thigh
* Pelvic Labral Injuries and Tears
* Hip (Pelvic) Avulsion Fractures
* Femoral Neck Stress Fracture
* Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
* IT band syndrome
* Quadriceps Tear
* Hamstring Avulsion Tear
* Piriformis Syndrome: One Cause of Sciatica

Knee
* MCL Injury
* ACL Injury
* PCL Injury
* Meniscus Tears
* Patellar Dislocation:
* Patellar Tendinopathy
* Salter Harris Classification of Physis Injuries
* IT Band Syndrome

Leg
* Stress Fractures
* Shin Splints (Medial tibial perisostitis)
* Exertional Compartment Syndrome

Ankle and Foot
* Plantar Faciitis
* Ligament Sprains
* Impingement:
* Osteochondral Lesion of the Talus (OLT)
* Salter Harris Fracture Type I - IV
* Achilles tendon rupture & Tendinosis
* Turf Toe
* Jones Fracture and Navicular stress fracture

Size: 10 x 12.
72 pages.