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MUSCLE INJURY IN THE ATHLETE - PIERO VOLPI GIAN...

This volume provides a cutting-edge analysis concerning the biology and aetiology 
classification  clinical assessment and conservative treatment of lower limb muscle injuries in
athletes. Muscle injuries are the most common trauma both in team and individual sports and are
responsible for most of the time lost both in training and in competition: in professional
football (soccer)  they account for 30% and in track and field for 48% of all injuries
recorded. Despite the considerable interest in this topic among clinicians and researchers 
there is still no consensus regarding the etiopathogenesis  classification  clinical
examination and treatment of muscle lesions. Based on the first Italian Consensus Conference on
guidelines for the conservative treatment of lower limb muscle injuries in athletes  which was
held in April 2017 at Humanitas Clinic Institute in Milan  Italy under the auspices of the
Italian Society of Arthroscopy  this comprehensive book addresses the main issues concerning
muscle injuries  from biology and pathobiology to clinical evaluation and different treatment
option  including the most frequently used physio-kinesitherapy therapies. It also presents a
consensus classification of muscle injuries closely linked to prognostic factors. Written by
international experts with diverse medical backgrounds  this book offers comprehensive
practical guidance for orthopedic surgeons  sports physicians  athletic trainers 
physiotherapists  sports science students  and physiatrists.

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