{"product_id":"epidemiology-of-injury-in-olympic-sports-isbn-9781405173643","title":"Epidemiology of Injury in Olympic Sports","description":"This new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, provides a state-of-the- art account of the epidemiology of injury across a broad spectrum of Olympic sports. The book uses the public health model in describing the scope of the injury problem, the associated risk factors, and in evaluating the current research on injury prevention strategies described in the literature.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpidemiology of Injury in Olympic Sports\u003c\/i\u003e comprehensively covers what is known about the distribution and determinants of injury and injury rates in each sport. The editors and contributors have taken an evidence-based approach and adopted a uniform methodology to assess the data available. Each chapter is illustrated with tables which make it easy to examine injury factors between studies within a sport and between sports.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith contributions from internationally renowned experts, this is an invaluable reference book for medical doctors, physical therapists and athletic trainers who serve athletes and sports teams, and for sports medicine scientists and healthcare professionals who are interested in the epidemiological study of injury in sports.  \u003c\/p\u003e  List of Contributors.  \u003cp\u003eForeword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Summer Sports.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Aquatics (\u003ci\u003eSasinos Stavrianeas\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Archery (\u003ci\u003eJohn C. Hildenbrand IV and Ghazi M. Rayan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Athletics (\u003ci\u003eMitchell J. Rauh and Caroline A. Macera\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Badminton (\u003ci\u003eMartin Fahlsröm\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Baseball (\u003ci\u003eGlenn S. Fleisig, Christoher S. McMichael and James R. Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasketball (\u003ci\u003eGaylene McKay and Jill Cook\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Boxing (\u003ci\u003eTsharni Zazryn and Paul Mccrory\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Cycling (\u003ci\u003eAbdrew L. Pruitt and Todd M. Carver\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Equestrian (\u003ci\u003ePaul Mccrory and Michael Turner\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Fencing (\u003ci\u003ePeter A. Harmer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Field Hockey (\u003ci\u003eKaren Murtaugh\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Gymnastics (\u003ci\u003eGregory S. Kolt and Dennis J. Caine\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Judo (\u003ci\u003ePeter A. Harmer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Modern Pentathlon (\u003ci\u003eJens Kelm\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Rowing (\u003ci\u003eJane Rumball\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Sailing (\u003ci\u003eVernon Neville\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Soccer (Football) (\u003ci\u003eCarolyn A. Emery\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Softball (\u003ci\u003eStephen W. Marshall and Johna K. Register-Mihalik\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Taekwondo (\u003ci\u003eWilley Pieter\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Team Handball (Handball) (\u003ci\u003eGrethe Myklebust\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Tennis (\u003ci\u003eBabette M. Pluim and J. Bart Staal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Triathlon (\u003ci\u003eVeronica E. Vleck and David J. Bentley\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Volleyball (\u003ci\u003eEvert Verhagen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Weightlifting (\u003ci\u003eJustin W. L. Keogh\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Wrestling (\u003ci\u003eDennis J. Caine, Kasey Young and Warren B. Howe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Winter Sports.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Alpine Skiing (\u003ci\u003eTonje Wale Flørened and Arne Ekeland\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Figure Skating (\u003ci\u003eCaroline G. Caine\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Ice Hockey (\u003ci\u003eBrenda H.F. Lau and Brian W. Benson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Snowboarding (\u003ci\u003eKelly Russell, Brent E. Hagel and Claude Goulet\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Paralympic Sports.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Paralympic Sports (\u003ci\u003eA.D.J. Webborn\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Injury Prevention and Further Research.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Injury Prevention in Sports (\u003ci\u003eMelissa A. Schiff and Rebekah O'Halloran\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Conclusions and Further Research (\u003ci\u003ePeter A. Harmer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“This excellent, up-to-date review of injuries in Olympic sports covers types, times and locations of injury, as well as specific contributory conditions . . .This encyclopedia should be bought by all professionals interested in sports medicine.”  (\u003ci\u003eEmergency Nurse\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This doorstop of a book is an excellent, up-to-date review of sports injuries relating to Olympic events.”  (\u003ci\u003eNursing Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, 2 May 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDennis Caine\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, Western Washington University; \u003cb\u003ePeter Harmer\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, MPH, Willamette University (Salem, Oregon); \u003cb\u003eMelissa Schiff\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, MPH, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle (all U.S.A.)  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