Preface
In the 8 years since the publication of the first edition of the 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult
(5MSMC), much has changed in how we practice medicine. To a large
degree, this change can be attributed to how we receive and apply
quality medical information in a timely fashion, and the rapid
integration of the electronic medical record keeping system into our
daily work.
(5MSMC), much has changed in how we practice medicine. To a large
degree, this change can be attributed to how we receive and apply
quality medical information in a timely fashion, and the rapid
integration of the electronic medical record keeping system into our
daily work.
As the computer continues to permeate our lives, health
care professionals have increasingly turned to web-based formats as a
source of medical information in their busy practices.
care professionals have increasingly turned to web-based formats as a
source of medical information in their busy practices.
Building on our success with the first edition of the
5MSMC, progress with the second edition was streamlined by utilizing a
new online writing and editing format adopted by our publisher. Users of
the first edition will be pleased to note that the overall format of
the second edition has remained by and large the same with a few new
headings now being used throughout the entire 5-Minute Consult series.
5MSMC, progress with the second edition was streamlined by utilizing a
new online writing and editing format adopted by our publisher. Users of
the first edition will be pleased to note that the overall format of
the second edition has remained by and large the same with a few new
headings now being used throughout the entire 5-Minute Consult series.
The basic concept for this book parallels a teaching
technique that we have used at the University of California, San Diego
(UCSD) since 1991 for Sports Medicine Fellows in training called the
“How I Manage Series.”
technique that we have used at the University of California, San Diego
(UCSD) since 1991 for Sports Medicine Fellows in training called the
“How I Manage Series.”
As part of our regular weekly Sports Medicine didactic
program, fellows and faculty are asked to present lectures on a single
topic related to their sports medicine clinical practice covering the
essential elements in the diagnosis and management of problems as seen
through the eyes of a primary care physician.
program, fellows and faculty are asked to present lectures on a single
topic related to their sports medicine clinical practice covering the
essential elements in the diagnosis and management of problems as seen
through the eyes of a primary care physician.
The audience will consist of experienced clinicians,
including orthopaedic surgeons, radiologists, physical therapists,
athletic trainers and other members of the “Sports Medicine team.”
including orthopaedic surgeons, radiologists, physical therapists,
athletic trainers and other members of the “Sports Medicine team.”
Organization and presentation of these didactics follows those found in this book with an emphasis on evidence-based medicine.
Perhaps the most significant advancement with the second
edition has taken place behind the scenes: The publisher has negotiated a
formal relationship with the American Medical Society for Sports
Medicine (AMSSM) to assure the highest possible content quality
utilizing the combined experience of its members to draft and edit each
chapter. It is my continued belief that the AMSSM is in the best
position to assure a project such as this is completed in a timely
fashion, represents the latest thinking on each topic, and remains
focused on the needs of the primary care sports medicine physician as
the team leader.
edition has taken place behind the scenes: The publisher has negotiated a
formal relationship with the American Medical Society for Sports
Medicine (AMSSM) to assure the highest possible content quality
utilizing the combined experience of its members to draft and edit each
chapter. It is my continued belief that the AMSSM is in the best
position to assure a project such as this is completed in a timely
fashion, represents the latest thinking on each topic, and remains
focused on the needs of the primary care sports medicine physician as
the team leader.
Finally, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude
to my co-editors: Ken Taylor, Suraj Achar, and Andrea Pana. These three
young academic physicians have worked tirelessly with me from the
beginning to keep this project moving forward and completed on time. As
the roman orator Cicero said many years ago:
to my co-editors: Ken Taylor, Suraj Achar, and Andrea Pana. These three
young academic physicians have worked tirelessly with me from the
beginning to keep this project moving forward and completed on time. As
the roman orator Cicero said many years ago:
“The first way for a young man to set himself on the road towards glorious reputation is to win renown.”
It is with pleasure and security that I can pass the
editorial torch on to these outstanding physicians, and future
generations of physicians to come, knowing that it will be kept burning
brightly in their hands.
editorial torch on to these outstanding physicians, and future
generations of physicians to come, knowing that it will be kept burning
brightly in their hands.
Mark D. Bracker, MD
Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California