Injuries That Change the Game-A Careful Look at Some of the Players reviews several examples of common sports medicine-related injuries and details the attendant factors involved in each situation. In that regard, the DVD provides an overview of each injury and points out steps that can be undertaken to help manage and treat a particular injury. The DVD also looks at the transitions faced by retired athletes and discusses how these impact their health.
• Introduction (Robert Kiningham)
• MRI of cartilage: assessing hip & knee osteoarthritis (Hollis G. Potter)
• Cartilage structure: collagen
• Current considerations in isolated and combined posterior cruciate ligament injuries (Eric C. McCarty)
• PCL treatment
• The retired athlete (Robert Kiningham)
• Medical problems CVD/metabolic syndrome
• Patellofemoral pain and instability: when conservative treatment fails (Beth E. Shubin Stein)
• Autologous chondrocyte implantation
