Seeing through sports injuries | |
Atlas of imaging in sports medicine. Jock (Ian) F Anderson, John W Read, Jeff Steinweg. Sydney: McGraw-Hill 1998 (xii + 392 pp.). ISBN: 0 07 470497 4. |
In the last decade or so there have been enormous advances in our ability to image sports-related injuries, and high-tech, often expensive, procedures have captured our imagination. In this very useful atlas, the authors, highly regarded musculoskeletal radiologists and a sports physician, present a balanced, up-to-date account of the role of currently available imaging modalities. While the book illustrates the roles of ultrasound, computed tomography, nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging, it quite rightly places most emphasis on plain film radiography and the importance of subtle bone and soft tissue findings. In a brief introductory chapter, the basic concepts of sports medicine imaging are outlined and the advantages and disadvantages of the different imaging techniques are discussed. The body of the book is divided into chapters dealing with standard anatomical regions including the spine and face. In each chapter a section is devoted to the description of the basic radiographic views of the region together with tips on what to look for on such films. The writing style is friendly, economical and non-dogmatic. Most topics of current interest, such as groin pain in athletes, are covered. The references are up-to-date and pertinent. The book is profusely illustrated with very high quality, well chosen images, all of which are of a good size. A small criticism is that some captions do not fully explain the anatomy or the pathological findings which are illustrated. Overall, this is a handsome, very well presented book which contains many excellent illustrations, emphasising plain film findings. The text is easy to read and helpful. This book is certainly timely and represents good value. Zoltan Kiss
<See also Robert Loneragan's review of this book>
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