Sports-Related Conditions of the Elbow

A Guide to Successful Return to Play
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-63091-783-8
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 1204 g

A comprehensive review, Sports-Related Conditions of the Elbow: A Guide to Successful Return to Play is a valuable resource for orthopedic surgeons as well as athletic trainers, therapists, and primary care physicians who regularly deal with athletes. 

Edited by Drs. Anthony A. Romeo and Brandon J. Erickson, Sports-Related Conditions of the Elbow: A Guide to Successful Return to Play is the most thorough text regarding how to treat athletic elbow conditions. Chapters are broken down by specific conditions, including in-depth assessments of muscle, tendons, ligaments, bone, nerves, and more. 

With insight given by expert contributors, including several physicians for professional and collegiate teams, the text shares extensive knowledge from these experts for treating conditions of the elbow. Additionally, each chapter includes:  - Expert pearls and experiences in treating athletes with the mentioned pathologic condition
- A synopsis on diagnosis as well as treatment algorithms
- Technique videos that display physical exam maneuvers, how to critically assess various types of diagnostic imaging, and surgical techniques
- A rehabilitation section focusing on the best-available evidence to allow these athletes to return to sport as efficiently and safely as possible
Video website access is included with purchase, providing additional audio-visual support to theories and principles discussed in each chapter by the world’s leading experts.

Sports-Related Conditions of the Elbow: A Guide to Successful Return to Play is a must-have text that focuses on best practices in sports medicine and covers a wide range of common and uncommon elbow conditions that athletes of all levels of play may encounter.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Romeo, Anthony

Erickson, Brandon

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Orthopädie, konservativ

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication Acknowledgments About the Editors Contributing Authors Preface Introduction Section I Basics Chapter 1 Anatomy of the Elbow: From Medial to Lateral and Everything in Between Chapter 2 Physical Examination of the Elbow Chapter 3 Diagnostic Imaging of the Elbow: Radiographs, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Chapter 4 Elbow Imaging Alternatives: Ultrasound and Stress Ultrasound Section II Common Sports Elbow Injuries Chapter 5 Cubital Tunnel Syndrome/Subluxating Ulnar Nerve Chapter 6 Radial Tunnel Syndrome Chapter 7 Distal Biceps Tendon Ruptures Chapter 8 Triceps Tendon Injuries Chapter 9 Flexor-Pronator Tears Chapter 10 Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis) Chapter 11 Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) Chapter 12 Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries Chapter 13 Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair Chapter 14 Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Chapter 15 Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries Chapter 16 Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans/Panner Disease Chapter 17 Persistent Olecranon Physis Chapter 18 Little Leaguer's Elbow/Medial Epicondyle Fractures (Skeletally Immature) Section III Complex/Uncommon Sports Elbow Injuries Chapter 19 Valgus Extension Overload Syndrome Chapter 20 Treatment of Olecranon Stress Fractures in the Athlete Chapter 21 Medial Epicondyle Fractures in the Skeletally Mature Athlete Chapter 22 Posterolateral Rotatory Instability Chapter 23 Recurrent Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears Chapter 24 Symptomatic Plica Chapter 25 Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Elbow in the Skeletally Mature Financial Disclosures Index

Über Autor(innen)

Anthony A. Romeo, MD grew up in Pocatello, Idaho in a medically-focused family—his father and all 5 of his siblings work as health care providers. After graduating as valedictorian of his high school and captain of the football team, Dr. Romeo completed his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Notre Dame, where he continued his efforts as a varsity football player. He earned his Medical Degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine where he was selected Best All-Around Student at graduation. He completed his orthopedic surgery internship and residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, followed by an Advanced Clinical Experience as a shoulder and elbow surgery fellow at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, guided by Dr. Frederick A Matsen III. Dr. Romeo has spent his career in pursuit of excellence in the field of shoulder, elbow, and sports medicine surgery by pioneering new approaches and developing advanced orthopedic implants and surgical procedures. He serves as Executive Vice President at the Dupage Medical Group Musculoskeletal Institute and has a busy surgical practice focused on all problems related to the elbow and shoulder. He is an active member of the Major League Baseball Research Committee. Dr. Erickson, Dr. Romeo, and colleagues have published more than 50 publications related to baseball sports medicine. Dr. Romeo is also a leading member of numerous professional societies, including Past President of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; an editor and reviewer on several orthopedic medical journals; and the Chief Medical Editor of Orthopaedics Today. With a total of over 450 peer-reviewed publications, he has contributed to the thought-leadership, education, technology, and innovation behind incredible treatment advances of elbow and shoulder conditions seen over the past 3 decades. He lives in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area with his wife and youngest daughter.

Brandon J. Erickson, MD grew up in Marlboro, New Jersey, and attended the Academy of Allied Health and Science for high school, where he was fortunate enough to have teachers like Richard Tempsick, who helped develop his passion for the medical field. He earned his BS at the University of Notre Dame, where he majored in premedicine, minored in business, and played varsity football as a wide receiver after walking onto the team his freshman year. He then attended Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, where he met his future wife, Carrie. He and Carrie couples matched to Chicago, where Carrie completed an internal medicine residency at Northwestern University and Brandon completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Rush University. Brandon’s mentors from Rush, including Bernard Bach Jr., Charles Bush-Joseph, Anthony Romeo, Nikhil Verma, and many others, helped drive him toward a career in sports medicine while several other mentors, including Monica Kogan and Marc Zussman, provided a framework for excellent patient care and management of trauma. Brandon then completed his sports medicine and shoulder fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, New York, while Carrie joined the hospitalist staff at Memorial Sloan Kettering where she continues to work. Brandon now practices in New York at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute and serves as an assistant team physician for the Philadelphia Phillies. Brandon and Carrie were blessed with their first daughter, Brooke Anna Erickson, in early 2021.