Boxing : medical aspects /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unterharnscheidt, Friedrich
Other Authors: Taylor-Unterharnscheidt, Julia, 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Impact mechanics and neuropathology of closed head injury
  • General aspects of the biomechanics of boxing
  • The so-called second impact syndrome
  • Prize ring rules
  • Punches
  • Illegal punches
  • Importance of animal models for the interpretation of boxing injuries
  • Injuries apart from CNS damage
  • Eye injuries
  • Hearing impairments
  • Injuries to the hand, wrist, muscles and peripheral nerves
  • Injuries to internal organs
  • Damage to the central nervous system
  • Acute clinical findings
  • Chronic clinical findings
  • Electroencephalographic findings in boxers
  • Acute pathomorphological findings
  • Chronic pathomorphological findings
  • Cavum septi pellucidi in the population and in boxers
  • Punch drunk syndrome
  • Why are woodpeckers not punch drunk?
  • Examples of brain damaged boxers
  • Fatal incidents in the boxing ring
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposure
  • Amateur boxing in the armed forces and police academics
  • Discussion about boxing initiated by Dr. Lundberg
  • Pros and cons. Statements by physicians, officials, writers, moral theologians, and politicians, etc
  • Boxer 'nicknames'
  • Boxing spectators
  • So-called 'opponents' and mismatches
  • Purses in boxing
  • Karate
  • Afterword