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Stress Fractures of the Pelvis and Hip
The hip joint is a common location of pain in the general population as well as in athletes. Numerous causes of hip pain exist and must be critically...
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Return to Activity After Cartilage Injury of the Knee
Cartilage injuries of the knee are common among professional athletes. The variety, limited regenerative capabilities, and possible secondary...
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Surgical Management of Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Disorders
Arthroscopic repair of posterosuperior rotator cuff disorders is a technically demanding but successful procedure. The main keys to success are a...
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Sports-Related Shoulder Fractures: Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation
This chapter explores the realm of sports-related shoulder fractures, encompassing a spectrum of injuries resulting from high-energy impact,...
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Return to Play After Muscle and Tendon Injuries
Muscle and tendon injuries are common in sports and associated with time loss. An initial assessment and diagnosis will be decisive to determine the...
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Sports Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Return to Play Considerations in Extreme and Adventure Sport Athletes
Successful extreme and adventure sports participation requires unique, individually tailored physical training regimens, the ability to assess and...
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Shoulder Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Rotator Interval
It is now well accepted that the rotator interval is a unique anatomic structure that plays a crucial part in normal shoulder mechanics. The rotator...
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Structured Rehabilitation Considerations to Improve Outcomes After Complex Athletic Knee Injury
Given that patient outcomes following an isolated anterior cruciate ligament rupture, surgery, and rehabilitation are less than ideal, achieving...
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Reconstruction of the Posteromedial Corner of the Knee
The superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL), deep medial collateral ligament (dMCL), and posterior oblique ligament (POL) are the three most...
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Synthetic Substitutes for Meniscal Injuries
Meniscal injuries are frequent and their surgical treatment accounts for some of the most commonly performed procedures in orthopedic surgery....
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Post-COVID-19 Condition
The rationale for prescribing whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) in post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) condition (PCC) appears in line with the...
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Cryostimulation as a Nonpharmacological Intervention for the Promotion of Mental Health: A Focus on Depressive and Anxiety Disorders
Whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) is a nonpharmacological intervention that involves exposing the body to extremely cold temperatures for a short...
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Full Polyethylene or Metal Back?
The development of different types of tibial components has led to the development of two major groups: full-polyethylene (FPE) implants and...
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Results and Registry Data for Unicompartmental Knee Replacements
There is good evidence that Unicompartmental Knee Replacement (UKR) has numerous advantages over Total Knee Replacement (TKR). UKR provides a faster...
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Conventional Indications for Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Surgical management of tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) is debated, with three solutions: high tibial/distal femoral osteotomy (HTO/DFO), total knee...
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Return to Play
The decision-making process for a player’s return to play involves collaboration among various stakeholders, including the individual player, the...
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Definition and Context of Training Load
Training is the systematic process of readying athletes across various dimensions, encompassing physical, physiological, psychological, technical,...
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Informing Patients
Musculoskeletal injections are a safe an effective technique for several degenerative and inflammatory pathologies. However, they are not exempt of...
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Postinjection Care and Education
With an increasing number of injections and aspirations performed every year, it is important to emphasize the value of standardized aftercare of...
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Orthobiologics: Background
General interest for injectable orthobiologics and their application in treatment of musculoskeletal degenerative diseases has considerably increased...