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Distal radius is one of the most common fracture sites reported. There are a wide variety of therapeutic options available to treat this injury. This volume utilizes the technical expertise from experts based around the world to provide a deep understanding of the trends and evidence concerning this prevalent injury.

Deals with the topic of leg pain in athletes. This title discusses common causes of leg pain, including tibial stress syndrome, stress fractures, and exertional compartment syndrome. It focuses on the evaluation of the injured runner and risk factors (such as the female athlete triad), and discusses useful imaging adjuncts.

The Adult ACL world is constantly changing and is in need of continual updates; approximately 60,000-75,000 ACL reconstructions are performed annually in the United States. Dr. Freddie Fu just held a world-wide symposium on this topic and is considered the expert. In the Clinics survey sent in the fall of 2010, survey takers were most interested in seeing an issue on ACL repair and injury prevention.

Includes such articles as 'Bone and Wound Healing in the Diabetic Patient', 'Surgery for Diabetic Foot Infection', 'Antibiotic Therapy for Diabetic Foot Infection', 'Decision-Making in the Dysvascular Lower Extremity', and 'Hindfoot and Midfoot Amputation in the Diabetic with Infection'.

Provides an overview of the common areas for MRI scans, including shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle. This title includes two chapters that discuss how tumors and arthritis can be the underlying causes of an athlete's pain, and how to look for those in scans.

Includes: A Historical Analysis of the Etiology of RA as a Disease, Advances in the Medical Treatment of RA, Controversy in the Treatment of the RA Hand: Perspective from Rheumatology, Controversy in the Treatment of the RA Hand: Perspective from Hand Surgery, and, Controversy in the Treatment of the RA Elbow.

Encompasses the following topics pertaining to articular cartilage: structure, biochemistry, biomechanics, function, injury, degeneration, repair, cartilage-engineering strategies, and other treatment options.

Features topics such as: Open Foot & Ankle Fractures/Dislocations, Digital and Metatarsal Fractures, Lisfranc's Fracture-Dislocations, Navicular and Midfoot Fractures, Talar Fractures, Calcaneal Fractures, and Achilles Tendon Ruptures.

Includes papers on several of the most common blunt trauma injuries, including muscle contusions, genitourinary injuries, splenic and liver injuries, and trauma to the head (concussions).

Offers clinical review articles on the technologies, techniques, and more in the orthopedic clinics. This title includes topic areas such as: adult reconstruction, upper extremity, pediatrics, trauma, oncology, hand, foot and ankle, and sports medicine.

Focuses on Forefoot Surgery advances. This title includes article topics such as: Digital surgery and alternative fixation methods, Absorbable fixation in forefoot surgery, Alternative methods in fixation for capital osteotomies in hallux valgus surgery, and Base wedge osteotomies in hallux valgus correction: are anatomical plates the answer?

This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest edited by Dr. Stephen Brigido, will cover a wide array of topics in new technologies in foot and ankle surgery. Some of the issues discussed in the volume will include: The Ideal Scaffold for Treating Full Thickness Wounds of the Lower Extremity; The Role of Polyvinyl Alcohol in Cartilage Repair of the Ankle and First Metatarsophalangeal Joint; Juvenile Particulate Cartilage; Platelet Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Enthesopathies of the Foot and Ankle; Allograft Bone; Rigid Fixation; The Evolution of Limb Deformity; New Fixation Methods for the Treatment of the Diabetic Foot; and Computed Navigation Guidance for Ankle Replacement in the Setting of Ankle Deformity, among others.

This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest edited by Dr. Freddie H. Fu, will cover Controversies of the Anterolateral Complex of the Knee. Anatomical description of the anterolateral complex of the knee; Biomechanical proof for the existence of the Anterolateral Ligament; Biomechanics of the anterolateral structures of the knee; Mechanical properties of the anterolateral structures and their clinical implications; Extra articular tenodesis in combination with ACL reconstruction; The role of an extra-articular reconstructive surgery in primary ACL reconstructions; The role of an extra-articular tenodesis in revision ACL reconstruction; The effect of an extra-articular tenodesis on the contact pressure in the lateral compartment of the knee; and The state of the evidence in ALL research, among others.

This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics devoted to Multiple Sclerosis is Guest Edited by Drs. George Kraft and Shana Johnson. Articles in this issue include: Gait Impairment and Optimizing Mobility in MS; Spasticity management; Exercise; ADLs and Adaptive Equipment; Movement Disorders; Fatigue Management; Cognitive Impairment and Management; Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel; Visual Issues; Depression and Pain; Adaptive Technology and Vocational Issues; Aging; Evoked Potentials; and Research.

Focuses on the medical aspects of the sport of boxing. This title covers topics such as medical safety in boxing, the role of the ringside physician, doping and drug use in boxing, facial and hand injuries in boxing, infectious disease in boxing, and more.

Features topics on: Evaluation and Biomechanics of the First Ray; First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Sesamoid Disorders; Etiology, Pathophysiology and Staging of Hallux Rigidus; First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Implant Arthroplasty for Hallux Rigidus; and, Resurfacing Techniques and Arthrodiastasis for Hallux Rigidus.

This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery is edited by Dr. Peter Blume and Perioperative Management of the Patient with Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus and Peripheral Vascular Disease, Imaging of the Diabetic Foot And Ankle, Current Therapies for Diabetic Foot Infections and Osteomyelitis, Offloading of the Diabetic Foot: Orthotic and Pedorthic Strategies, Prosthetic Management For the Diabetic Amputee, and more.

This issue will provide a comprehensive overview of OCD, from the perspective of the Foot and Ankle surgeon. Topics to be covered include basic biology, advances in synthetic cartilage technology, surgical approaches, pediatric care, allografts, and the use of other surgical revision technology.

This issue, focusing on Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures, will open with a general overview of fragility fractures, common treatments, and costs involved. The issue then focuses on a variety of different topics, like new therapies, atypical and extraordinarily complex fractures, and an update on treatment protocols. Because of the very nature of fragility fractures, much of the content is focused on the geriatric patient, though not all.

This issue of Clinics in Podiatic Medicine and Surgery is the second of two dealing with Total Ankle Replacement, guest edited by Dr. Thomas Roukis. Article topics include: Modes of failure of current total ankle replacement systems, Peri-prosthetic aseptic osteolysis: cause and management, Revision of the infected total ankle replacement, Fusion following failed total ankle replacement, Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with retrograde intramedullary compression nail fixation for salvage of failed total ankle replacement: A systematic review, Management of the failed Agility(TM) ankle replacement, Management of the failed INBONE(TM) ankle replacement, and Outcomes following cyst curettage and bone grafting for the management of peri-prosthetic cystic changes after AES(TM) Total Ankle Replacement.

Covers the broad spectrum of advances in wound healing in podiatric medicine. This title includes: information on advanced products used to aid in the wound and bone healing, a histologic analysis of soft tissue interactions with collagen bioscaffolds, and more.

Explore various aspects of sports-related concussion, such as the biomechanics and epidemiology of concussions, as well as special considerations for female and pediatric athletes. This title includes articles on return-to-play and retiring decisions after sports-related concussions.

Cover the following topics: Examination of the Varus Ankle, Foot and Tibia, Anatomy of the Varus Ankle and Foot, Imaging of the Varus Ankle and Foot, Pathology of the Varus Ankle and Foot, Varus Ankle After Tibia Fracture Varus Ankle and Hindfoot Deformity After Talar Fracture, and Varus Ankle - Adopting Your Ankle Fusion Technique.

A review of ideas and surgical trends in the management of complex cervical spine disorders. It discusses surgical techniques with illustrative cases.

Includes article topics that contains controversies in total ankle replacement, techniques for managing varus and valgus mal-alignment during total ankle replacement, the Inbone IIT total ankle replacement system, and the SaltoT mobile bearing total ankle replacement system.

This exciting issue will cover everything from Ligament anatomy and biomechanics of the Carpus, Diagnosis and Treatment of Perilunate and lunate fracture/dislocations, Acute Scapholunate ligament injuries - arthroscopic treatment, Acute scapholunate ligament injuries - open treatment, Diagnosis and treatment of acute lunotriquetral ligament injuries to Management of intercarpal ligament injuries associated with distal radius fractures, Chronic scapholunate ligament injuries - soft-tissue ligament reconstruction , Midcarpal instability, Salvage procedures in the management of carpal instability, and many more.

Guest editors Jin Bo Tang and Grey Giddons have assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of Hand Surgery in Asia and Europe. Article topics include: Multiple Digit and major limb replantation in Asia and Europe; Microsurgical flaps in repair and reconstruction of the hand; Composite tissue transfer: Novel techniques; Primary flexor tendon repair with early active motion: Part 1. Experience in Asia; Primary flexor tendon repair with early active motion: Part 2. Experience in Europe; Conservative treatment of hand fractures in United Kingdom; Current European practice in proximal interphalangeal joint arthroplasty; Treatment of scaphoid fractures: European approaches; Carpal ligaments: A functional classification; Current European practice in wrist arthroplasty and more!

This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, edited by Dr. David A. Soto-Quijano, will cover the Promotion of Health and Wellness in the Geriatric Patient. Topics discussed in the volume include, but are not limited to: Benefits of Exercise in the Older Population; Alternative Exercise Modalities and Its Effect in Older Populations; Neurocognitive Decline of the Elder Patient; Effects of Spirituality in the Quality of Life of the Elderly; Clinical Pharmacology and the Risks of Polypharmacy in the Geriatric Patient; The Competitive Senior Athlete; Rehabilitation Needs of the Elderly patient with Cancer; and Aging with Spinal Cord Injury, among others.