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Spine Injuries in Athletes

Publication Year:
2017
Edition:
1st
Author:
Hecht, Andrew C.
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
ISBN:
978-1-49-636026-7
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
87
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A team of peerless authorities in sports medicine share their unparalleled expertise in this new volume, published in partnership with the AAOS.

This unique and practical clinical reference culls todayโ€™s best approaches for managing these injuries, optimizing function, and ensuring quick but safe return to play whenever possible.
  • Ensure proper on-field management and evaluation, transport, and pharmacologic management with the aid of evidence-based ""how-to"" advice from leading experts.
  • Implement effective surgical and non-surgical treatment and rehabilitation plans, tailored to the sport-specific needs of each patient.
  • Navigate the practical reality of managing both elite athletes and weekend warriors through step-by-step guidance on return-to-play criteria and decision making.
  • Manage the most common injury patterns affecting the cervical and lumbar spine, including stingers/burners, cervical cord neurapraxias, cervical disk herniation, cervical stenosis, congenital cervical anomalies, cervical trauma, lumbar disk herniation, spondylolysis/ spondylolisthesis, lumbar degenerative disk disease, pelvic and hip disorders that mimic spine problems, and thoracic disk herniation, as well as issues that confront the aging athlete.
  • Apply cohesive strategies for managing concussions on fieldand determining return to play in the days and weeks that follow, with advice from key leaders in the field.
  • Check your clinical decision-making skills with real-world scenarios involving a variety of athletic cervical and lumbar spine injuries, and compare your responses to those of a panel of respected specialists.
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Platform:
OvidSP
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Hecht, Andrew C.
ISBN:
978-1-49-636026-7
Specialty:
  • Neurology
  • Orthopedics
  • Sports Medicine
Language:
English
Edition:
1st
Pages:
256
Publication Year:
2017
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
87

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