Textbook of Musculoskeletal Disorders

Umile Giuseppe Longo is Full Professor and Consultant of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (Italy). He is Deputy Scientific Director, Head of the UOS Sports Traumatology Unit and Head of the Laboratory of Motion Analysis of the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico. He is the Coordinator of the Research of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. He serves on the editorial boards of several leading journals in the fields of sports medicine and orthopedics. He is the author of more than 350 peer-reviewed articles, co-author of more than 100 book chapters and editor of 5 international books. He has been honored with several prestigious national and international awards. His surgical and research interests is focused on sports traumatology and joint replacement surgery.

Vincenzo Denaro is the Scientific Director, Full Professor and Head Emeritus of Traumaand Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico. He is the author of more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, co-author of more than 100 book chapters and editor of 3 international books. He has been the dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma in the period 2009/2014. He has been the president of the Italian Society of Spine Surgery in the period 2014/2016. He has been honored with several prestigious national and international awards. He received the Medal of Honor from the French Society of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery. His research interests encompass all the fields of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, with a special focus on spine surgery, regenerative medicine and joint replacement. He is a pioneer of Spine surgery in Italy.