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Tendon ailments are a significant cause of morbidity among athletes of all levels and are increasing in prevalence. Their management is often empirical, and para-scientific, only looking at the biological aspects of tendon ailments. This book conveys a comprehensive and concise body of knowledge on the management of tendon problems in sportspeople with practical details of clinical protocols. Tendon Injuries: Basic Science and Clinical Medicine is specifically dedicated to the clinical aspects of tendinopathy and provides the required knowledge and scientific basis for the sports medicine practitioner, orthopedic specialist and student facing upper and lower limb tendon ailments in athletes. A comprehensive review of tendon disorders is given and modern criteria of management outlined to form the basis of effective clinical management of this group of patients.

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<p>From the reviews: <p> This book should be of great interest to all those involved with the management of soft tissue injuries, be they physiotherapist, physician or surgeon. The editors are to be congratulated in co-ordinating the input from so many international experts. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book . each chapter presents state of the art knowledge and I look forward to referring to it . This book offers the practising clinician the best of what we have to date . (Dr. Keith Bush, The Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine, Vol. 27 (3), 2005)<p> The book reviews the current research and trends in diagnosis and medical and conservative treatment of tendon injuries. This book provides a very comprehensive resource on the topic of tendon injuries, allowing clinicians to make sound, research-based decisions. this is a very well organized, in-depth text that would be very useful to healthcare professionals who treat patients with tendon injuries and for students in the advanced s

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