Main description:

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.

Contents:

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Preface
Foreword by James P. Bradley, MD
Foreword by James R. Andrews, MD
Introduction
Section I Basics
Chapter 1 Anatomy of the Elbow: From Medial to Lateral and Everything in Between
Christopher D. Joyce, MD and Surena Namdari, MD, MSc
Chapter 2 Physical Examination of the Elbow
Taylor Paziuk, MD; Brandon Rogalski, MD; and Meghan E. Bishop, MD
Chapter 3 Diagnostic Imaging of the Elbow: Radiographs, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pamela Lund, MD; Midhat Patel, MD; and Evan S. Lederman, MD
Chapter 4 Elbow Imaging Alternatives: Ultrasound and Stress Ultrasound
Michael C. Ciccotti, MD; Levon N. Nazarian, MD; and Michael G. Ciccotti, MD
Section II Common Sports Elbow Injuries
Chapter 5 Cubital Tunnel Syndrome/Subluxating Ulnar Nerve
Nitin Goyal, MD and Robert W. Wysocki, MD
Chapter 6 Radial Tunnel Syndrome
Daniel A. Seigerman, MD and Asif M. Ilyas, MD
Chapter 7 Distal Biceps Tendon Ruptures
Colin L. Uyeki, BA; Jillian L. Mazzocca; Megan Wolf, MD; and Augustus D. Mazzocca, MS, MD
Chapter 8 Triceps Tendon Injuries
Anant Dixit, MD and Steven B. Cohen, MD
Chapter 9 Flexor-Pronator Tears
David W. Altchek, MD and James B. Carr II, MD
Chapter 10 Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
Theodore S. Wolfson, MD; Bhargavi Maheshwer, MD; Evan M. Polce, BS; Christopher S. Ahmad, MD; and Nikhil N. Verma, MD
Chapter 11 Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
Bryant J. Walrod, MD; Sean Fitzpatrick, MD; and Gregory L. Cvetanovich, MD
Chapter 12 Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries
Robert A. Jack II, MD; Anthony A. Romeo, MD; and Brandon J. Erickson, MD
Chapter 13 Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair
Dana Lycans, MD and Jeff Dugas, MD
Chapter 14 Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
Brandon J. Erickson, MD; David W. Altchek, MD; and Anthony A. Romeo, MD
Chapter 15 Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries
Zachary J. Finley, MD; Michael J. O'Brien, MD; and Felix H. Savoie III, MD
Chapter 16 Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans/Panner Disease
Yusuke Ueda, MD and Hiroyuki Sugaya, MD
Chapter 17 Persistent Olecranon Physis
Stephanie E. Wong, MD and Gregory P. Nicholson, MD
Chapter 18 Little Leaguer's Elbow/Medial Epicondyle Fractures (Skeletally Immature)
Alex G. Dukas, MD, MA and Peter N. Chalmers, MD
Section III Complex/Uncommon Sports Elbow Injuries
Chapter 19 Valgus Extension Overload Syndrome
Mark S. Schickendantz, MD and Joshua S. Everhart, MD, MPH
Chapter 20 Treatment of Olecranon Stress Fractures in the Athlete
George LeBus, MD; Dean N. Papaliodis, MD; and John E. Conway, MD
Chapter 21 Medial Epicondyle Fractures in the Skeletally Mature Athlete
Christopher L. Antonacci, MD, MS, MPH and Frank G. Alberta, MD
Chapter 22 Posterolateral Rotatory Instability
Matthew L. Ramsey, MD and Brian W. Hill, MD
Chapter 23 Recurrent Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears
Nicholas J. Dantzker, MD and Christopher S. Ahmad, MD
Chapter 24 Symptomatic Plica
Evan E. Vellios, MD and Joshua Dines, MD
Chapter 25 Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Elbow in the Skeletally Mature
Lucas Buchler, MD and Thomas Noonan, MD
Financial Disclosures
Index