Musculoskeletal Disease and Obesity

Multi-disciplinary Interventions
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-63309-6
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 169 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 488 g

This book provides short chapters with key learning points from experts within the area, about musculoskeletal conditions in patients with obesity. Each chapter will be structured in two parts: (a) the increasing musculoskeletal conditions caused by the obesity and (b) the difficulty of treating the musculoskeletal conditions in the presence of obesity. 

It is aimed at a multidisciplinary readership including clinicians, physiotherapists, rehabilitation specialists, general practitioners and sports physicians, and other allied health professionals involved in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

O´Byrne, John M.

Molloy, Alan

Rowan, Fiachra

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Sportmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Orthopädie- und Unfallchirurgie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Pathogenesis, prevalence and epidemiology.- Chapter 3. Medical Treatment of Obesity.- Chapter 4. Surgical Treatment of Obesity.- Chapter 5. Obesity and musculoskeletal trauma.- Chapter 6. Obesity and foot and ankle conditions.- Chapter 7. Obesity and spinal disorders.- Chapter 8. Obesity and paediatric musculoskeletal disorders.- Chapter 9. Obesity and hip disorders.- Chapter 10. Obesity and knee disorders.- Chapter 11. Obesity and upper limb disorders.- Chapter 12. Obesity and Orthopaedic Oncology.- Chapter 13. Pre-op preparation.- Chapter 14. Obesity and Radiology.- Chapter 15. Perioperative challenges in the Obese Patient.- Chapter 16.    Anaesthetic Issues.- Chapter 17. Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation issues.- Chapter 18. Research Areas.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor John O’Byrne is Professor of Orthopaedics in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He has over 20 years clinical experience in orthopaedic surgery in the areas of trauma, spine surgery, complex knee and hip surgery. He is Clinical Director of the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh (NOHC), Ireland. He is Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon to the Senior Ireland Soccer Team, Chairman of the Olympic Federation of Ireland /

Sport Institute of Ireland Science and Medicine Committee. He has published extensively on musculoskeletal topics. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine in Ireland and the UK.