The shoulder and the overhead athlete

✍ Scribed by Sumant G. Krishnan MD, Richard J. Hawkins MD, Russell F. Warren

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 373
• Series: LWW medical book collection
• Edition: 1st ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Written by a multidisciplinary team of expert shoulder surgeons, athletic trainers, and physical therapists, this volume is the most complete and up-to-date reference on the evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of shoulder injuries in throwing and other overhead athletes. The first section includes chapters on shoulder anatomy and biomechanics, clinical examination, radiographic evaluation, resistance training and core strengthening, and specific exercises for the throwing shoulder. The second section describes state-of-the-art techniques for treatment and rehabilitation of each type of injury. The concluding section focuses on sport-specific injuries from baseball, football, tennis, and swimming. More than 300 illustrations complement the text.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Part I. General Principles * The Overhead Athlete-Challenges and Decision-Making Richard J. Hawkins and Sumant G. Krishnan * Shoulder Anatomy and Biomechanics during Overhead Motions James E. Tibone, Rick B. Cunningham, and Patrick J. McMahon * Clinical Examination of the Overhead Athlete: The "Differential-Directed" Approach John M. Tokish, Sumant G. Krishnan and Richard J. Hawkins * MRI and Radiographic Evaluation of the Overhead Athlete Eric D. Smith and Charles P. Ho * The Assessment of Outcomes for the Treatment of the Overhead Athlete John E. Kuhn * Resistance Training and Core Strengthening Donald A. Chu, Christine Boyd and Andrea Hammer * Specific Exercises for the Overhead Throwing Shoulder Kevin Wilk and Michael M. Reinold * Interval Program and Its Implication for the Overhead Throwing Athlete Mike Allen and Sumant G. Krishnan Part II. Lesions of the Overhead Shoulder * Internal Impingement James R. Andrews and Patrick J. Casey * Surgical Treatment of Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears John E. Conway and Steven B. Singleton * Subacromial Impingement and Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Champ Baker, Andrew L. Whaley, and Mark Baker * Unidirectional Anterior Instability Russell F. Warren and William Prickett * Unidirectional Posterior Instability Thomas Joseph and Sumant G. Krishnan * Multidirectional Instability Gary Misamore, Peter Sallay, and Brent Johnson * Disorders of the Biceps Tendon David W. Altchek and Brian R. Wolf * Acromioclavicular Joint Disorders Mark S. Schickendantz and Richard B. Jones * Scapulothoracic Disorders W. Ben Kibler and John Mcmullen * Fractures Sumant G. Krishnan, Robert J. Nowinski, and Wayne Z. Burkhead * Neurological and Vascular Lesions Louis U. Bigliani, Walter G. Stanwood, and William N. Levine * Disorders in Pediatric Overhead Athletes Mininder S. Kocher and James O'Holleran Part III. Sport-Specific Shoulder Injuries and Management in Overhead Athletes * Baseball James R. Andrews and Christopher G. Mazoue * Football Russell F. Warren, Bryan T. Kelly, Ronnie P. Barnes, and John W. Powell * Tennis David W. Altchek and Daniel E. Weiland * Swimming Scott A. Rodeo