Shoulder Arthroscopy [Paperback]

SECTION 1: ANATOMY/TECHNIQUE. Diagnostic Shoulder Arthroscopy - Lateral Decubitus Position, Beach Chair Position. Arthroscopic Shoulder Anatomy. Arthroscopic Knot Tying. SECTION 2: GLENOHUMERAL PATHOLOGY. Debridement and/or Capsular Release. Synovectomy for Synovial Disease. SECTION 3: SLAP AND BICEPS LESIONS. Treatment of SLAP Lesions. Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis. SECTION 4: INSTABILITY. Anterior Instability - Suretac Technique, Suture Anchor Technique. Posterior Instability. Multidirectional Instability - Suture Plication Technique, Thermal Technique. Arthroscopic Stabilization using Knotless Anchor Technique. SECTION 5: STIFFNESS. Capsular Release for the Stiff/Frozen Shoulder. SECTION 6: SUBACROMIAL PATHOLOGY/ROTATOR CUFF TEARS. Subacromial Decompression. Management of Partial Rotator Cuff Tears. Arthroscopic Repair of Full Thickness Tears of the Rotator Cuff. Arthroscopic Management of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. Arthroscopic Repair of the Subscapularis Tendon. Debridement of Calcific Tendonitis. SECTION 7: AC JOINT. AC Resection - Indirect Subacromial Approach, Direct 'Superior' Approach. SECTION 8: REHABILITATION. Rehabilitation Following Operative Shoulder Arthroscopy. SECTION 9: COMPLICATIONS. Complication of Shoulder Arthroscopy.

From a step-by-step overview on set-up and positioning to the complex considerations in managing massive cuff tears, this technique-oriented text provides invaluable information on the cutting edge procedures used on the range of shoulder pathology treated arthroscopically. These treatments include: Impingement, AC and Glenohumeral Arthritis, Synovial Disease, Calcific Tendonitis, Traumatic and Atraumatic Instability, and the post-traumatic Stiff or Frozen Shoulder. This comprehensive, practical volume is enhanced with over 250 striking color illustrations detailing the surgical technique from positioning to closure. The chapter format gives introductory comments about disease/disorder, clinical presentation, surgical il3U