Students have often commented on the need for a concise textbook on sports medicine that presents the essential information otherwise scattered across several much larger medical textbooks on other topics. Addressing this need, Key Topics in Sports Medicine makes effective use of the successful Key Topics format to provide extensive relevant information in an accessible and easy-to-follow manner. Practical and clearly presented, this is an invaluable resource for those students and practioners of sports medicine and rehabilitation, athletic training, physiotherapy and orthopedic surgery.

99 topics, including:  1.  Functional Anatomy  2.  Training Principles / Development of Strength and Power  3.  Biomechanical Principles  4.  Biomechanical Analysis  5.  Physiology of Training  6.  Monitoring of Training Progress  7.  Nutrition  8.  Hot and Cold Climates  9.  Altitude  10.  Sport and Travelling  11. Principles of Sport Injury Diagnosis  12. Principles of Sport and Soft Tissue Management  13. Principles of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation  14. Principles of Sport Injury Prevention  15. Sports Psychology  16. Team Sports  17. Psychological Aspects of Injury in Sport  18. Injury Repair Process  19. Basic Biomechanics of Tissue Injury  20. Plain Film Radiography in Sport  21. Nuclear Medicine  22. Diagnostic Ultrasound  23. MRI Scan  24. Other Imaging  25. Head Injury  26. Eye Injury  27. Injury to the Face, Nose, Ear  28. Dental Problems  29. Protective Headwear and Facial Protection in Sport  30. Spinal Injury: Functional Anatomy and General Biomechanics  31. Cervical Spine Injuries  32. Thoracolumbar Spine Injuries  33. Spine Related Syndromes  34. Chest Injuries  35. Abdominal Injuries and Abdominal Wall Injuries  36. Urinary Tract Injuries  37. The Shoulder Disorders  38. Acromioclavicular Joint Disorders  39. The Elbow Joint  40. The Forearm and Wrist  41. Hand Injuries  42. Neurological Injury Affecting the Upper Limb  43. Buttock Pain  44. Groin Pain  45. Thigh Injuries