title: Sports medicine. 3. Lower extremity injuries.
abstract: This self-directed learning module highlights new advances in sports-related injuries of the lower extremity. It is part of the chapter on sports medicine in the Self-Directed Medical Knowledge Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article contains sections on injuries of the hip and thigh, knee and leg, and ankle and foot. The most common injuries are primarily addressed, while less common injuries are more briefly discussed. New advances that are covered in this section include closed kinetic chain strengthening exercises and recent advances in rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
authors: University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City 84132.
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Gooch
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Geiringer
authors: C K
authors: CK
authors: Akau
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000534:rehabilitation; D025981:Hip Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000193:education; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000534:rehabilitation; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000534:rehabilitation