The Knee Injury Bible: Everything You Need to Know about Knee Injuries, How to Treat Them, and How They Affect Your Life
From prominent experts in orthopedics and sports medicine, a comprehensive guide for anyone with knee injury or chronic knee pain: how injuries occur, how to treat problems, and how to return to the life and sports you love

Knee pain and knee injury happen to people at any age and across all walks of life. And they are very common: more than 1 million people underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last year. It can be confusing to navigate the many different treatment options, and surgery and physical therapy are taxing processes on many levels. In The Knee Injury Bible, some of the country's foremost experts on orthopedics and sports medicine combine their expertise to share a definitive resource for patients. In clear, readily understandable language, the authors cover:
  • types of injuries and pain, and how they happen
  • which tests are necessary and which are not
  • what to ask at doctor visits
  • what to expect when undergoing surgery
  • basic physical therapy exercises
  • healthy eating during the recovery period
  • how to set expectations and return to the activities and sports you love
Chapters also include inspiring stories from other patients and prominent athletes to show readers that they are not alone -- and they can recover and live normally again.
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The Knee Injury Bible: Everything You Need to Know about Knee Injuries, How to Treat Them, and How They Affect Your Life
From prominent experts in orthopedics and sports medicine, a comprehensive guide for anyone with knee injury or chronic knee pain: how injuries occur, how to treat problems, and how to return to the life and sports you love

Knee pain and knee injury happen to people at any age and across all walks of life. And they are very common: more than 1 million people underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last year. It can be confusing to navigate the many different treatment options, and surgery and physical therapy are taxing processes on many levels. In The Knee Injury Bible, some of the country's foremost experts on orthopedics and sports medicine combine their expertise to share a definitive resource for patients. In clear, readily understandable language, the authors cover:
  • types of injuries and pain, and how they happen
  • which tests are necessary and which are not
  • what to ask at doctor visits
  • what to expect when undergoing surgery
  • basic physical therapy exercises
  • healthy eating during the recovery period
  • how to set expectations and return to the activities and sports you love
Chapters also include inspiring stories from other patients and prominent athletes to show readers that they are not alone -- and they can recover and live normally again.
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The Knee Injury Bible: Everything You Need to Know about Knee Injuries, How to Treat Them, and How They Affect Your Life

The Knee Injury Bible: Everything You Need to Know about Knee Injuries, How to Treat Them, and How They Affect Your Life

The Knee Injury Bible: Everything You Need to Know about Knee Injuries, How to Treat Them, and How They Affect Your Life

The Knee Injury Bible: Everything You Need to Know about Knee Injuries, How to Treat Them, and How They Affect Your Life

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Overview

From prominent experts in orthopedics and sports medicine, a comprehensive guide for anyone with knee injury or chronic knee pain: how injuries occur, how to treat problems, and how to return to the life and sports you love

Knee pain and knee injury happen to people at any age and across all walks of life. And they are very common: more than 1 million people underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last year. It can be confusing to navigate the many different treatment options, and surgery and physical therapy are taxing processes on many levels. In The Knee Injury Bible, some of the country's foremost experts on orthopedics and sports medicine combine their expertise to share a definitive resource for patients. In clear, readily understandable language, the authors cover:
  • types of injuries and pain, and how they happen
  • which tests are necessary and which are not
  • what to ask at doctor visits
  • what to expect when undergoing surgery
  • basic physical therapy exercises
  • healthy eating during the recovery period
  • how to set expectations and return to the activities and sports you love
Chapters also include inspiring stories from other patients and prominent athletes to show readers that they are not alone -- and they can recover and live normally again.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738284828
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: 10/01/2019
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Pages: 384
File size: 23 MB
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About the Author

Robert F. LaPrade, MD, is a sports medicine certified orthopedic surgeon who practices at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado.


Luke O'Brien, PT, MPhty, SCS2, is a physical therapist at the world-renowned Howard Head PT Clinic. He has given talks all over the world for his work involving recovery from sports injuries.


Jorge Chahla, MD, PhD, is an orthopedic surgeon who joined the Steadman Philippon Research Institute as a Regenerative Sports Medicine Fellow.


Nicholas Kennedy, MD, is a research assistant and an orthopedia resident at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He also underwent two surgeries for a complex knee injury and provides insight as someone who has been both patient and provider.

Table of Contents

Foreword Joe Montana xi

Introduction 1

Part 1 Help! My Knee Is Not Working!

Chapter 1 How Did This Happen? 15

Chapter 2 What to Do Following a Knee Injury 39

Chapter 3 The Top Twenty-Five Knee Problems 59

Anterior Cruciate Ligament CACL) Tear 59

Arthritis 65

Muscle Strain 74

Iliotibial (IT) Band Friction Syndrome 76

Anterior Knee Pain 80

Patellar Tendinopathy or Jumper's Knee 82

Meniscus Tear 86

Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Tear 92

Cartilage Injury 95

Patella (Kneecap) Fracture 100

Tibial Plateau Fracture 103

Proximal Tibia Fracture 107

Distal Femoral Fracture 110

Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear 113

Fibular (Lateral) Collateral Ligament (FCL/LCL) and Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury 118

Quadriceps Tendon Tear 122

Patellar Tendon Rupture 126

Knee Dislocation 128

Patellofemoral (Kneecap) Instability 132

Tibiofemoral Malalignment 137

Septic Arthritis 141

Inflammatory Arthritis 145

Proximal Tibiofibular Joint Instability 147

Osgood-Schlatter Disease 150

Osteochondritis Dissecans 152

Part 2 All About Surgery

Chapter 4 Should I Have Knee Surgery? 159

Chapter 5 The Presurgical Checklist and Why It Is So Extensive 171

Chapter 6 The Day of Surgery 191

Chapter 7 Commonly Prescribed Medications 207

Part 3 Getting Back to Awesome: Your Knee Rehab Plan

Chapter 8 Recovery Dos and Don'ts 219

Chapter 9 Ace Your Physical Therapy 241

Chapter 10 Lose Weight and Eat a Healing Diet 281

Chapter 11 Consider Injections to Relieve Symptoms 305

Chapter 12 Prevent Reinjury During Sports and Activities 325

Epilogue: Will My Knee Ever Be the Same Again? 349

Index 355

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