Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Sports Medicine 4 $165; February 2009, 396 pages.

Essential knowledge for every practicing sports medicine surgeon. W. Ben Kibler, MD, Editor Area of Focus: Sports Medicine Developed by the American Orthopaedic Society for SportsMedicine and published by AAOS, this important new volume brings you the most important advancements, research, and expert opinion from the past five years. Surgical chapters review the latest details on indications, techniques, and outcomes. Nonsurgical chapters address patient care, with pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment guidelines. Access knowledge supported by expert opinion If you evaluate and treat athletes of any level of skill or activity, you can depend on this accessible decision-making guide. Techniques and information described in OKU Sports Medicine 4 are reinforced by experts chosen for their knowledge and skills in each area. Save hours of clinical research time! Annotations of the latest references guide your continued exploration of each topic. Sections address: Upper Extremity Hip Knee/Leg Rehabilitation Head and Neck Tendinopathy Medical Issues The Youth Athlete Imaging Update Published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. (Promotional copy courtesy of the AAOS.)