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Foreword
24 January 2012
One could argue that the limping athlete is more difficult to diagnose and treat than the limping child. There are a variety of conditions that can cause leg pain in the athlete and these often coexi...
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Mark D. Miller
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Preface
Leg pain in the running athlete can be a complicated and frustrating experience for the athlete and physician alike. Myriad of clinical conditions is complicated by the diverse and disparate diagnose...
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Alexander K. Meininger
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xiii-xiv
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The Anatomy and Biomechanics of Running
19 December 2011
The study of the biomechanics of running refers to understanding the structure, function, and capability of the lower extremities and overall kinetic chain that allow a human to run. Although no two i...
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Terry L. Nicola,
David J. Jewison
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187-201
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Evaluation of the Injured Runner
Evaluation of the injured runner begins with a thorough history. The goal is to understand the nature of the pain, identify risk factors, and facilitate a trustworthy relationship with the athlete. Of...
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Alexander K. Meininger,
Jason L. Koh
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203-215
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Diagnostic Imaging in the Evaluation of Leg Pain in Athletes
Acute and chronic leg pain are common clinical problems in both competitive and recreational athletes. Diagnostic considerations include more common injuries, such as medial tibial stress syndrome, st...
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Michael Bresler,
Winnie Mar,
Jordan Toman
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217-245
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The Female Athlete Triad
The Triad Consensus Conference in 1992, conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) task force, originally defined the “female athlete triad” as disordered eating, amenorrhea, and oste...
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Jay F. Deimel,
Bradley J. Dunlap
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247-254
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Muscle Soreness and Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness
24 November 2011
The novice and elite athlete is familiar with the postexercise muscle discomfort known as delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) after unfamiliar exercises. While common in occurrence, most patients wil...
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Paul B. Lewis,
Deana Ruby,
Charles A. Bush-Joseph
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255-262
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Hamstring Strains and Tears in the Athlete
23 December 2011
Acute and chronic hamstring injuries can be debilitating injuries in both professional athletes as well as those who participate in noncompetitive sports. In the elite athlete, hamstring injuries can ...
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Kashif Ali,
J. Martin Leland
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263-272
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Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
The first description of medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) was in 1958. Devas published the first study and described signs and symptoms of what he termed stress fracture at the tibia or shin soren...
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Noam Reshef,
David R. Guelich
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273-290
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Stress Fractures in Runners
Stress fractures are a common cause of injury in runners. Stress fractures represent a form of mechanical microcrack that occurs as a result of excess strain placed on weight-bearing lower extremity b...
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Frank McCormick,
Benedict U. Nwachukwu,
Matthew T. Provencher
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291-306
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Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
Exercise-related leg pain is a frequent problem seen in recreational and competitive athletes. There is a broad differential in the diagnosis of leg pain in athletes; however, the majority is related ...
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Christopher A. George,
Mark R. Hutchinson
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307-319
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Popliteal Entrapment in Runners
Popliteal entrapment syndrome, a term originally coined by Love and Whelan in 1965, is a rare form of overuse injury clinically manifest by a complex of neuromuscular or ischemia symptoms in the lower...
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William D. Turnipseed
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321-328
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Tendinopathy Treatment: Where is the Evidence?
Overuse syndromes are the most common injuries in runners. Up to 70% of runners experience overuse injuries in a 1-year period with such diagnoses as tendinosis, “shin splints,” stress fractures or fa...
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Christian C. Skjong,
Alexander K. Meininger,
Sherwin S.W. Ho
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329-350
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Rehabilitation of Running Injuries
29 December 2011
Running injuries to the lower extremities are typically caused by cumulative trauma. There are both acute and chronic features to these injuries. To address this prolonged history of recurrent injury,...
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Terry L. Nicola,
Amir El Shami
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351-372
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Index
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