TY - CHAP AU - Giuliano Cerulli AU - Enrico Sebastiani AU - Giacomo Placella AU - Matteo Maria Tei AU - Andrea Speziali AU - Pierluigi Antinolfi ED - Gian Nicola Bisciotti ED - Cristiano Eirale Y1 - 2013-09-11 PY - 2013 T1 - Surgical Treatment N2 - Muscle tears are one of the most common pathologies in sport and one of the most frequent causes of sport activity suspension. The purpose of this book is to review the state of the art of the actual knowledge on muscle tears in athletes, in particular for what concern the biology of muscle healing, the conservative and surgical treatments and the preventive aspects. Therefore, this textbook can be a valid tool for all Sport Medicine practitioners such as physicians, physiotherapists and fitness coaches. BT - Muscle Injuries in Sport Medicine SP - Ch. 8 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/56736 DO - 10.5772/56736 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -