Sports Injuries

The book outlines management implications of observations made at clinical examination and imaging of patients presenting with sports related musculoskeletal ailments. It clearly reviews typical findings of sports related injuries at clinical examination and at integrated imaging, including radiographs, ultrasound and MRI. The aim is to clearly define the practical implications of findings identified at MRI and ultrasound in patients with sports injuries.

[The authors’] prominence within their respective disciplines gives this book depth and credibility. IN writing this book I believe the authors have provided an excellent reference book for aspiring sport medicine physicians. By combining the expertise of these sport medicine specialists, this book encourages the development of clinical examination skills, promotes the understanding of the pathology underlying many sports injuries, and can be used as a guide on the optimal diagnostic tool to confirm diagnosis. The layout of this book is user-friendly with each chapter beginning with a brief outline of the content, thus making it an ideal quick reference guide. At the end of each chapter the authors provide a useful list of additional references for future reading. This book will find an audience among doctors who are involved in sports medicine and who would like to develop their clinical examination skills, and their management of sports related injuries. I think physiotherapists working in sports medicine will find this book engaging and it should prove a very useful reference book particularly when deciding on the optimal diagnostic test.- Declan O’Sullivan, Physiotherapist to Cork Hurling Team.