Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries: Forew. by A. L. Baert

This volume provides an updated review of imaging abnormalities in orthopedic sports injuries, illustrated with many high-quality radiological images and schematic drawings. The first part of the book presents background information on relevant basic science and general imaging principles in sports traumatology. The second part comprises a topographic discussion of sports injuries. Each chapter highlights the merits of different imaging techniques, focused on a specific clinical problem. The third part discusses natural history, monitoring and follow-up by imaging. This thoroughly illustrated book will be of value to musculoskeletal radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, sports physicians and other professionals involved in sports medicine.