Full Description
Few areas in orthopaedics have witnessed the type of exponential growth that has characterized the current field of arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Certainly a debt of gratitude is owed the early pioneers (both open and arthroscopic), whose pas- sion and skill fostered today's phenomenon. Rapid advances in imaging, electronic communication, instrumentation, and implant technology, have "suddenly" per- mitted arthroscopic access to problems once exclusively the province of the open surgeon. Pioneering work by Lanny Johnson, Dick Caspari, Harv Ellman (and oth- ers) further facilitated the application of these emerging technologies into a prac- tical and useful new skill set. Today, with few exceptions, most shoulders re- quiring surgical intervention can be thoroughly assessed, and in many cases, definitively treated arthroscopically. Yet, and perhaps a consequence of the rather rapid evolution of these tech- niques, few single-source references are available for either the "would be" shoul- der arthroscopist or the experienced clinician looking to hone his/her arthroscopic skills about the shoulder.
The purpose of this text is to address this deficiency and provide the orthopaedic and arthroscopic community with a single definitive "how to" technical reference on operative shoulder arthroscopy. In keeping with this initiative, our goal was to assemble a group of authors who themselves were responsible for developing the techniques described, learning firsthand how "they do it. " We are indebted to these contributors for their time and effort, and be- lieve they have provided a wealth of valuable information that will enhance our technical understanding.
Contents
Section One Anatomy/Technique.- 1 Diagnostic Shoulder Arthroscopy in the Lateral Decubitus Position.- 2 Diagnostic Shoulder Arthroscopy Technique: Beach Chair Position.- 3 Arthroscopic Shoulder Anatomy.- 4 Arthroscopic Knot Tying in Shoulder Repair Surgery.- Section Two Glenohumeral Pathology.- 5 Arthroscopic Treatment of the Arthritic Shoulder.- 6 Synovectomy for Synovial Disease.- Section Three SLAP and Biceps Lesions.- 7 Treatment of SLAP Lesions.- 8 Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis.- Section Four Instability.- 9 Using the Suretac Technique for Arthroscopic Treatment of Anterior Instability.- 10 Arthroscopic Anterior Capsulolabral Shoulder Stabilization Using the Suture Anchor Technique.- 11 Arthroscopic Treatment of Posterior Instability.- 12 Multidirectional Instability: Suture Plication Technique.- 13 Arthroscopic Treatment of Multidirectional Instability: Thermal Technique.- 14 Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization Using Knotless Suture Anchors.- Section Five Stiffness.- 15 Arthroscopic Treatment of the Stiff or Frozen Shoulder.- Section Six Subacromial Pathology and Rotator Cuff Tears.- 16 Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression.- 17 Arthrosopic Treatment of Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears.- 18 Arthroscopic Repair of Full-Thickness Tears of the Rotator Cuff.- 19 Arthroscopic Management of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears.- 20 Arthroscopic Repair of the Subscapularis Tendon.- 21 Arthroscopic Management of Calcific Tendonitis.- Section Seven Acromioclavicular Joint.- 22 Arthroscopic Distal Clavicle Resection: The „Indirect" Subacromial Approach.- 23 Acromioclavicular Resection: Direct „Superior" Approach.- Section Eight Rehabilitation.- 24 Rehabilitation Following Operative Shoulder Arthroscopy.- Section Nine Complications.- 25 Complications in ShoulderArthroscopy.
