ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete

ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete-1

Frank R. Noyes • Sue D. Barber-Westin Editors 2012 The dilemma of the gender disparity in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries began nearly 20 years ago when unsettling data began to appear in the American Journal of Sports Medicine from the editors’ orthopedic and sports medicine center and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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Vertigo Rehabilitation Protocols

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Dario Carlo Alpini • Antonio Cesarani Guido Brugnoni 2014 Vertigo is one of the most frequently experienced physical disturbances and is probably also the most interdisciplinary symptom. As Thomas Brandt highlighted in his book “ Vertigo. Its Multisensory Syndromes ” [1], understanding vertigo may be approached through taking into account how vision, hearing, and proprioception […]

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The Intervertebral Disc

The Intervertebral Disc-1

Irving M. Shapiro • Makarand V. Risbud Editors 2014 Molecular and Structural Studies of the Disc in Health and Disease Current understandings of the biology of the intervertebral disc is predicated on comprehension of the processes of aging in the human body. Its generalized nature has often led to flawed surgical strategies with focal attention […]

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The Ankle in Football

The Ankle in Football-1

Pieter P.R.N. d’Hooghe • Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs Editors 2014 Football is the most popular sport worldwide. People played football from the eighteenth century onwards, and the game has developed tremendously through the years. Nowadays, it’s the world’s biggest side issue with all (dis)advantages that come with that status.

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