Full Description
"To Err is Human..." Alexander Pope Any surgical intervention has potential risks and complications. This book is designed as a reference tool and a roadmap for the sports medicine orthopedist to minimize the complications in knee and shoulder surgery. Some complications are avoidable; some are not. By understanding the functional anatomy at risk, proper surgical setup, proper equipment, and proper patient selection, a preventative approach to complications can be instituted. The authors of these chapters represent leaders in orthopedic sports medicine and have provided novel methods for dealing with intraoperative complications and si- ations that can occur in the midst of a "routine" arthroscopic reconstruction. In d- cussing these issues, we hope to raise the surgeon's awareness of potential complications and to provide wisdom and advice to properly avoid and treat these problems should they arise. How one deals with complications truly tests the mettle of the surgeon. Keeping one's "cool" in the midst of an intraoperative complication will be facilitated by h- ing an algorithmic approach. We hope that this book will improve your outcome should these problems occur. Some complications are unavoidable. Arthro brosis or stiffness may take place in the best of hands. Infection may surface postoperatively in the most sterile OR. We provide you with the background to confront these challenges. A list of ten "Pearls" are offered at the beginning of most chapters as a quick reference card.
Contents
Avoiding and Managing Complications in Meniscus Repair.- Avoiding and Managing Complications in Meniscus Transplantation.- Avoiding and Managing Complications in Cartilage Restoration Surgery.- Avoiding and Managing Complications in ACL Reconstruction.- Avoiding and Managing Complications in PCL Reconstruction.- Avoiding and Managing Complications of Collateral Ligament Surgery of the Knee.- Avoiding and Managing Complications in Osteotomies of the Knee.- Avoiding and Managing Complications in Patella Surgery.- Avoiding and Managing Complications Associated with Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: Miscellaneous Knee Conditions.- Avoiding and Managing Complications in Shoulder Labral Repair.- Avoiding and Managing Complications for Shoulder Superior Labrum (SLAP) Repair.- Avoiding and Managing Complications of Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis.- Avoiding and Managing Complications of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.- Avoiding and Managing Complications of Surgery of the Acromioclavicular Joint.- Complications of Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: Miscellaneous Shoulder Conditions.
