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William Clark Meyers

Medical Professor in the Department of Surgery
Surgery
Box 3704 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Surgery, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Core Muscle Injury: Open your Eyes - It’s the Core

Book section · January 1, 2022 This chapter is an introduction to the core. Defined as the entire body from the chest to mid-thigh, it can be generally broken up into four broad categories: the hip joints, the skeletal muscles, the spine, and everything else. Understanding the anatomy i ... Full text Cite

Core muscle injuries

Book section · July 1, 2014 Over the past half century, people have used a number of terms to describe the musculoskeletal injuries that affect the abdomen, pelvis and thighs of athletes. The terms reflect the various specialty disciplines of those who use them and obscure cohesive i ... Full text Cite

Current understanding of core muscle injuries (Athletic Pubalgia, Sports Hernia)

Book section · November 1, 2013 Introduction: Groin injuries commonly encountered by physicians and surgeons who treat athletes of all ages and at all levels of competition may be quality-of-life changing or even career ending. The purpose of this chapter is to serve as a cornerstone fou ... Full text Cite

Thoracoabdominal and pelvic injuries

Book section · September 26, 2012 Cite

Athletic Pubalgia

Book section · January 1, 2011 Full text Cite

Abdomen and Pelvis

Book section · January 1, 2006 Full text Cite

Robotic Surgery

Book section · January 1, 2006 The development and growth of robotics in surgery has been significant within the last few years. Minimally invasive surgical procedures using long instruments deprive the surgeon of depth perception, dexterity, sense of touch, and the excellent hand-eye c ... Full text Cite

Extraarticular sources of hip pain

Book section · December 1, 2005 The task of diagnosing and managing extraarticular causes for hip and groin pain represents one of the greatest challenges in sports medicine. The differential diagnosis for hip and groin pain is broad and includes intraarticular hip disorders, acute and c ... Full text Cite

Hepatic surgery

Book section · January 1, 2004 INTRODUCTION The laparoscopic approach may be changing the field of hepatic surgery. Many traditional hepatobiliary procedures are now potentially feasible via the laparoscope. However, the data are not “in” yet. Liver surgery via the laparoscope is inhere ... Cite