Injury and Health Risk Management in Sports

Werner Krutsch, MD, is deputy director of the FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence Regensburg, Germany. He is sports medicine specialist and knee surgeon in the Department of Trauma Surgery at the University Medical Centre Regensburg. He is Medical director of the Bavarian Football Association and FIFA DC officer. Dr. Krutsch is head of the AO clinical study centre of the University of Regensburg and member of the knee ligament committee of the AGA. Dr. Krutsch has had an active professional football career with clubs including VFB Stuttgart and 1. FC Nürnberg and won several national and international titles in football. He is currently the captain of the German national football team of medical doctors. The focus of the scientific work of Dr. Krutsch is football medicine and injury prevention.

Hermann O. Mayr, MD, PhD, is Chief of the Department of Knee, Hip and Shoulder Surgery, Schoen Clinic Munich Harlaching, Germany,. He is also Research Associate in the Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery at the University of Freiburg, Germany,. In 2012 he was appointed Extraordinary Professor at the university. Dr. Mayr is Past Chair of the ESSKA Sports Committee, Past President and Founding President of DKG the German Knee Society. He also served as President of AGA - Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery from 2009 to 2011. Dr. Mayr has been physician to the National German Ski Team since 1990. He has been responsible for various inventions and is the holder of several patents.

This book is a comprehensive source of information and guidance on health risk management and medical care across the entire range of sports, in athletes of all ages and ability. General health aspects, injury prevention, first aid and emergency management, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and return to play are all addressed, with presentation of practical recommendations throughout. All medical disciplines with relevance for athletes - from psychological aspects to dermatological issues - are as well as main pathologies, overuse injuries and indications for surgical treatment of all certain parts of the musculoskeletal system, covered. 

Key features include a clear structure, short chapters in protocol format, and the inclusion of helpful checklists and tips and tricks for a quick and in-depth overview. Detailed attention is paid both to the medical care, specific to injuries of different parts of the body, and to special considerations relating to individual sports. Among the sport disciplines team sports, athletics, winter sports, track and field, martial arts, motor sports and cycling, extreme sports, swimming and water sports, racket sports, other IOC sports, and Paralympic sports are covered. Due to raising population of certain modern non-IOC sports, e.g. E-Sports, beach sports, flying sports and canyoning, and paltry medical information in this disciplines we put a focus on them. The book is a collaborative work from the newly created ESSKA section European Sports Medicine Associates (ESMA), which brings together the various disciplines of sports medicine. It will be an ideal resource and decision-making tool for doctors, athletes, coaches, and physiotherapists.

Principles and special considerations in athletes of different sports.- Principles and interdisciplinary considerations in athletes' care.- Specific medical care in typical sports injuries.- Special considerations in team sports & ball sports.- Special considerations in athletic sports.- Special considerations in winter sports.- Special consideration in martial arts and contact sports.- Special considerations in motor and cycling sports.- Special considerations in modern and extreme sports.- Special considerations in swimming and water sports.- Special considerations in other IOC sports.- Special sports.- Tips & tricks in player's care.- Future aspects in sports medicine.