This book provides a comprehensive guide to the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries commonly experienced by football (soccer) players. It will be of particular value for orthopedists and sports medicine practitioners, and will provide the information required by trainers and medical staff regarding the traumatic lesions associated with the sport. It is also anticipated that the book will assist in reducing the risk of trauma in footballers. The new edition has been revised to reflect advances in knowledge and practice and will be more valuable than ever, given that the risk of trauma continues to increase owing to the intensity and speed of modern football, the current training methods, and technical and tactical innovations. Injuries are a major adverse event during a footballer's career, and they require appropriate medical and/or surgical treatment and rehabilitation. The overviews provided in this book will help in delivering such care.
Contents
Epidemiology in Professional Footballers
Eirale, Cristiano

Epidemiology in Young Football Players
Faude, Oliver (et al.)

Epidemiology in Female Football Players
Junge, Astrid

Risk Factors
Volpi, Piero (et al.)

Football Injury Prevention
Bizzini, Mario (et al.)

Preseason Evaluation
Tencone, Fabrizio

Trauma Management in the Field
Simone, Porcelli (et al.)

Muscle Lesions
Beasley, Ian F. R.

Hamstring Injuries
Melegati, Gianluca (et al.)

Patellar and Quadriceps Tendinopathy
Ferretti, Andrea

Return to Play After a Muscle Lesion
Bisciotti, Gian Nicola

Shoulder Injuries in Goalkeepers
Garofalo, Raffaele (et al.)

Acromioclavicular Dislocation
Paribelli, Gianezio (et al.)

Knee Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries
Silva, Luis Pedro Duarte (et al.)

Injuries of the Lateral Collateral Ligament and Posterolateral Corner of the Knee
Campi, Andrea (et al.)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Lesions
Mariani, Pier Paolo (et al.)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Lesions in Adolescent
Bait, Corrado (et al.)

ACL Revision
Robin, Jonathan G. (et al.)

PCL Lesion
Landreau, Philippe (et al.)

Knee: Multiligament Injuries
Benazzo, Francesco M. (et al.)

Lateral Meniscus Injuries
Verdonk, Rene

Medial Meniscus Injuries
Coari, Giancarlo (et al.)

Anterior Knee Pain in Football
Saggin, Paulo Renato Fernandes (et al.)

Patellar Instability in Football Players
Lion, Alexis (et al.)

Knee Cartilage Repair
Peterson, Lars G. (et al.)
Patellar Tendon Lesions
Prospero, E. (et al.)

PRP in Football Players
Cugat, Ramon (et al.)

Knee Arthritis in Ex-Footballers
Zaffagnini, Stefano (et al.)

Groin Pain
Maffulli, Nicola (et al.)

Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) in Football Traumatology
Zini, Raul (et al.)

Achilles Tendon Lesions in Soccer Players
Karlsson, Jón (et al.)

Ankle Ligament Lesions
Dijk, C. Niek (et al.)

Ankle Osteochondral Lesions
Giannini, Sandro (et al.)

Ankle Osteoarthritis in Ex-Professional Footballers
Gouttebarge, Vincent (et al.)

Foot Problems in Football
d'Hooghe, Pieter PRN

Stress Fractures of the Foot in Footballers
Ezequiel, Palmanovich (et al.)

New Trends in Rehabilitation
Della Villa, Stefano (et al.)