ACL Made Simple

2004. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-387-40146-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 213 Seiten, mit 1 CD-ROM, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 521 g

ACL Made Simple is a book/CD-ROM combination that educates orthopedic residents, athletic trainers, and various medical support staff about the fundamentals of ACL injuries. The content is both thorough and practical. Readers will benefit from comprehensive discussions of diagnosis, partial tears, treatment options, operative techniques, and complications. This definitive guide also outlines a six-month rehabilitation program complete with goals, stages, and exercises. More than 150 photographs and diagrams illuminate key concepts. A CD-ROM keyed to each chapter complements the text and makes it easy for users to locate sections of particular interest. The numerous graphics and narrated video clips are dynamic tools that highlight topics including the mechanism of injury, physical examination, and surgical techniques.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Don

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Sportmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Orthopädie, konservativ
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sportmedizin, Medikamentenmissbrauch, Doping

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Diagnosis of the ACL Injury.- Partial Tears of the ACL.- Treatment Options for ACL Injuries.- Graft Selection.- Hamstring Graft Reconstruction Techniques.- Patellar Tendon Graft Technique.- Rehabilitation.- Complications.- Results.- Readings.