Sports Injuries: An Issue of Atlas of the Hand Clinics

Have a patient with a ruptured distal biceps tendon? Or a fractured hook of the hamate? How about “skier's thumb”? Check out the Atlas of Hand Clinics issue on Sports Injuries. Packed with articles on current treatments for upper extremity injuries, like wrist and elbow pain, lateral epicondylitis, distal radius fractures in snowboarders and more, you'll refer to this issue often and with confidence. Each chapter contains tons of great illustrations and specific surgical procedures with step-by-step instructions, rehabilitation protocols and guidelines for athletes' safe return-to-play, tips to keep them injury-free (like proper gear, improved equipment and protective devices) and playing longer.

1. The Legal Ramifications of Being a Sports Physician2. Evaluation of the Wrist and Elbow with MRI for Athletes3. Percutaneous Fixation of Scaphoid Fracture in Athletes4. Treatment of Scaphoid Nonunion for Athletes5. Treatment of Kienböcks Disease in Athletes6. Snowboarding Injuries to the Wrist and Hand7. Forearm Fractures in Athletes8. Skiing Injuries of the Thumb9. Chronic Dislocations of the PIP Joint in Athletes10. Arthroscopic Tennis Elbow Release11. Distal Biceps Repair12. Reconstruction of Elbow Ligaments in Athletes

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