Dr Bernard Roger
is consultant and official radiologist of numerous French national teams (football, rugby and athletics). He is currently working at the Aspetar - Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital (Doha, Qatar).

Dr. Ali Guermazi
is Professor of Radiology, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs and Director of the Quantitative Imaging Center at Boston University School of Medicine. He is Deputy Editor of Radiology (RSNA) and Expert Consultant in Sports Medicine Imaging for multiple American and European teams.

Dr Abdalla Skaf
is chair of the radiology department and sports medicine of the Hospital do Coração (HCor) São Paulo - Brazil. He is also the President of the Teleimagem group in Brazil; President of the Brazilian MRI committee as well as radiology consultant for soccer teams and various national Sports societies.

Comprehensive look at the pathologies of muscles in relation with sport injuries

Diagnosis and therapeutic strategy of the injured athlete easy to follow for the practionner on the sports ground

Rich imaging iconography

Clinical cases and technical notes are included

GENERAL PRINCIPLES.- Prognosis of the lesions and injury mechanisms (Predicting - preventing - bring recovery).- Structural anatomy of the muscle.- Functional anatomy of the muscle.- Muscle strengthening.- Off the settlement to the sport.- Muscular adjustments during physical activity.- Clinical semiology.- Ultrasound and MRI semiology.- Principles of the different treatments.- Terminology and classification of muscle injuries in sport: Clinical classification.- Terminology and classification of muscle injuries in sport: Ultrasonography and MRI.- Terminology and classification of muscle injuries in sport: Critical analysis-consensus statement.- Repair of muscle damage (3 phases). NON TRAUMATIC MUSCULAR INJURY.- Anatomic Variant (and differential diagnostic).- Painful Muscles.- Compartmental syndrome. Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome.- Traumatic rhabdomyolysis.- Myopathy.- Muscular neuropathy.- EXTRINSIC MUSCULAR INJURY. Thigh-Calf.- INTRINSIC MUSCULAR INJURY.- Cervical Spine Muscle. Example: the cervical spine of the rugby man.- Subscapularis Muscle.- Biceps-Triceps Brachial Muscles.- Greater Pectoral Muscle.- Anterior Abdominal Wall Muscles.- Adductors Muscles.- Ilio-psoas Muscle.- Rectus Femoris Muscle.- Hamstring Muscle.- Lateral Rotator Muscles (Pelvi-Trochanterious).- Gluteus Muscle (Greater-middle-last gluteal muscles).- Fascia lata.- Short and Longus Peroneal Muscles.- Anterior Tibial and Long Extensor Muscles.- Posterior Tibial Muscle.- Long Flexor Muscle of Great Toes.- Plantar Muscle.- Triceps Muscle of Leg.- Myositis Ossificans.- DOMS.- CLINICAL CASES.- Hamstring and femoral stress fracture.- IMAGING SPECIFICITIES.- Interventional imaging-PRP-Corticoides.- RMI Diffusion - Perfusion.