This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Letters to the Editor: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when Letters to the Editor are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowReprints and Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Rangaswamy, L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Rangaswamy, L.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 81:898 (1999)
© 1999 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Book Review

ESSENTIALS OF SPORTS MEDICINE. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE. Edited by Robert E. Sallis and Ferdy Massimino. St. Louis, Mosby-Year Book, 1997. $69.95, 646 pp.

Leela Rangaswamy, M.D.

This text is a compilation of information that was presented, in slides and handouts, during a board-review course on sports medicine. The information has been edited and organized for the primary-care physician.

The major portion of the book deals with musculoskeletal problems. The format is similar for each joint or part of the body: each section contains a brief description of the relevant anatomy and biomechanics, the history and physical examination, and information on the most common injuries. For example, the section on the shoulder includes a brief discussion of impingement syndrome and rotator cuff injuries, shoulder instability, brachial plexus injuries, and rehabilitation.

The process of transforming a talk or presentation into a . . . [Full Text of this Article]


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?