Musculoskeletal Key

Anesthesia for Shoulder Surgery Sherif S. Zaky Ehab Farag Wael Ali Sakr Esa Loran A. Mounir Soliman INTRODUCTION Orthopedic patients can be challenging for the anesthesiologists, especially shoulder surgeries. These…

Suprascapular and Axillary Nerve Injuries Eric J. Strauss Michael J. Alaia Young W. Kwon SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE INJURIES Anatomy The suprascapular nerve is a mixed motor and sensory nerve arising from…

Techniques for Revision Arthroplasty: Management of Bone and Soft Tissue Loss Nady Hamid Leesa M. Galatz INTRODUCTION Management of a failed shoulder arthroplasty can be a perplexing problem for both…

Medical Management of Chronic Shoulder Pain Dmitri Souzdalnitski Nagy A. Mekhail EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS Shoulder Pain: Types and Classification Shoulder pain is second only to low back pain in the…

Sepsis of the Shoulder Girdle John L. Esterhai Jr. INTRODUCTION This chapter will address the issues of diagnosis and management of infections involving the shoulder. The major focus is on…

Complications of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Anders L. Ekelund INTRODUCTION The Grammont-type reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is being used with increasing frequency, and many different conditions resulting in rotator cuff…

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Measurement of Shoulder Outcomes Carolyn M. Hettrich Warren R. Dunn John E. Kuhn INTRODUCTION As with all musculoskeletal conditions, outcome assessment of conditions affecting the shoulder should utilize a patientcentered…

Evaluation and Prosthetic Management of Proximal Humeral Malunions Christopher Chuinard Pascal Boileau Gilles Walch INTRODUCTION With our aging population, proximal humerus fractures are increasing in incidence; so too are their…

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