The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult

In this quick consult reference, Bracker (family and preventative medicine, U. of California, San Diego) et al. describe the diagnosis and treatment of sports-related problems faced by primary care practitioners, sports medicine physicians, nurses, physician assistants, athletic trainers, and orthopedists. About 280 topics are presented in alphabetical order and in a bulleted format, with emphasis on evidence-based medicine. Each details epidemiology, risk factors, general prevention, and etiology; diagnostic tests and differential diagnosis; physical examination; acute and long-term treatment, including on-field management, rehabilitation, and referrals; information for special populations like children, adolescents, women, geriatric athletes, and disabled individuals, when applicable; and codes. This edition has about 20 new chapters on topics like ACL injuries, tennis leg, and heel pain; an expanded appendix on office rehabilitation; and new appendices on musculoskeletal radiography and joint and soft tissue injections. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)