In Injuries in Outdoor Recreation, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Guten uses his experience as medical director of the Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center in Milwaukee and senior medical advisor for the Sports Medicine and Performance Center at St. Francis Hospital in Milwaukee to provide readers with an easy-to-follow system for understanding, preventing, and treating injuries sustained during recreational activity. Forty injuries common to participants in hiking, backpacking, bicycling, trail running, rock climbing, hiking, paddling, skiing, and surfing are discussed and analyzed.