Orthopaedic surgery essentials: sports medicine

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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volumeVol. 89-B, No. 7 Book ReviewsFree AccessOrthopaedic surgery essentials: sports medicine Edited by A. A. Schepsis and B. D. Busconi Pp 511. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2006. ISBN: 0-7817-5653-7. $99.00.N. MaffulliN. MaffulliSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Jul 2007https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.89B7.0890991aAboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsAdd to Favourites ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail This is one of a series of eight books on a variety of orthopaedic subspecialties. It is intended as a basic primer for health care professionals, including medical students, junior orthopaedic surgeons and sports medicine trainees. I enjoyed reading this book. I was reminded that, in the USA, Sports Medicine is a hugely popular orthopaedic specialty.The volume is divided into five sections: Special Issues, Medical Issues, Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity, and Rehabilitation. The chapters are arranged in a uniform format from pathogenesis through to diagnosis and finishing with management. Key references are listed at the end of each chapter. There are ample figures, important tables on key information and excellent algorithms that describe the decision-making process as it relates to the management of a given condition. However, I could not understand why the sections on the upper limb (Section III) and on the lower limb (Section IV) have a different approach to anatomy and biomechanics and to physical examination. The former covers these topics in the first two chapters. The latter incorporates this information in the first few pages of each chapter.The approach to problems is typically North American, where all the contributors originate. It is evident that some concepts, matured in Europe, have not yet penetrated to the USA. For example, the final end point in the patellofemoral pain algorithm is quoted as surgery, but it should be made clear that, in Europe, this would be offered only to a very small proportion of patients.In my own specialist area of tendon problems, I was disappointed to see that the terms ‘tendinitis’ and ‘tendinosis’ still prevail in spite of the fact that, given the absence of the classical signs of inflammation, the recommended terminology has been the rather less specific ‘tendinopathy’ for nearly a decade. Many of the suggested references (practically all from North America) were published before 2000, which is surprising for such a vibrant subspecialty.This is a clear, basic read for neophytes in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. I look forward to future editions, but I am not sure that the contents of this book, as they stand, are applicable to the British and European markets.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Vol. 89-B, No. 7 Metrics Downloaded 103 times History Published online 1 July 2007 Published in print 1 July 2007 InformationCopyright © 2007, The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery: All rights reservedPDF download