Concepts in postsurgical management -- Postsurgical soft tissue healing -- Mobilization of the shoulder and knee following postsurgical immobilization -- Preoperative and postsurgical musculoskeletal examination of the knee -- Preoperative and postsurgical musculoskeletal examination of the shoulder -- Training for strength, power, and endurance -- Restoring dynamic stability after knee surgery -- Neuromuscular static and dynamic stability of the shoulder: the key to functional performance -- Knee -- Knee ligament injuries -- Reconstruction using ipsilateral patellar tendon autograft -- Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a contralateral patellar tendon graft: philosophy, protocol, and addressing problems -- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the hamstring-gracilis tendon autograft -- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with allograft -- Complications in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction -- Strain gauge studies: a historical review with implications for postoperative anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation -- Rehabilitation after posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction -- Treatment of collateral ligament injuries of the knee -- Multiple ligament-injured knee: evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation -- Preventing injury to the anterior cruciate ligament -- Knee meniscus injuries -- Meniscal surgery rehabilitation -- Complications of meniscal surgery -- Knee articular cartilage injuries -- Rehabilitation after articular cartilage repair: chondroplasty, abrasion arthroplasty, and microfracture -- Rehabilitation after articular cartilage repair procedures: osteochondral autograft transplantation and autologous chondrocyte implantation -- Salvage of failed knee chondroplasty using articular cartilage paste grafting -- Proximal and distal realignment procedures -- Arthroscopic lateral release -- Knee tendon ruptures -- Patellar and quadriceps tendon rupture and treatment -- Shoulder -- Shoulder acromioclavicular joint injuries -- Rehabilitation after conservative and operative treatment of acromioclavicular joint injuries -- Shoulder capsular and ligament stabilization procedures -- Anterior capsulolabral reconstruction -- Capsular shift procedures: Neer and multidirectional instabilities -- Bankhart lesion -- Rehabilitation after thermal-assisted capsular shrinkage of the glenohumeral joint -- Examination, surgical procedures, and rehabilitation procedures for superior labral anterior and posterior (SLAP) injuries -- Shoulder rotator cuff repairs -- Subacromial impingement, acromioplasty, and subacromial decompression -- Rehabilitation after mini-open and arthroscopic repair of the rotator cuff -- Rehabilitation after surgical treatment of the long-head biceps tendon.
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Currently the only book to focus specifically on post-surgical guidelines for successful rehabilitation of the knee and shoulder for sports patients. The content covers basic concepts related to soft tissue healing, as well as core concepts in sports medicine rehabilitation, all of which lay the groundwork for discussions of specific protocols. Detailed descriptions of the latest post-surgical procedures for various knee and shoulder pathologies equip readers with essential knowledge needed to recommend the most effective treatment plans. It includes a separate section on multiple ligament knee injuries.