Elbow and Wrist Elbow Arthroscopy: The Basics
Elbow and Wrist Elbow Arthroscopy: The Basics John E. Conway DEFINITION Elbow arthroscopy involves the use of an arthroscope to examine the interior of the elbow joint and provides the…
Management of Glenohumeral Instability with Humeral Bone Loss
Management of Glenohumeral Instability with Humeral Bone Loss Ronak M. Patel T. Sean Lynch Nirav H. Amin Anthony Miniaci DEFINITION The glenohumeral joint is one of the most commonly dislocated…
Glenoid Bone Graft for Instability with Bone Loss
Glenoid Bone Graft for Instability with Bone Loss Ryan W. Simovitch William E. Bragg Alex Girden Laurence D. Higgins Jon J. P. Warner DEFINITION Anterior shoulder instability typically results from…
Treatment of Recurrent Posterior Shoulder Instability
Treatment of Recurrent Posterior Shoulder Instability Jeffrey S. Noble Matthew B. Noble Robert H. Bell DEFINITION Symptomatic recurrent posterior instability represents up to 12% of all cases of shoulder instability…
Latarjet Procedure for Instability with Bone Loss
Latarjet Procedure for Instability with Bone Loss Patrick J. Denard Stephen S. Burkhart DEFINITION Recognizing and properly addressing bone defects is crucial to achieving good surgical outcomes in shoulder instability….
Bankart Repair and Inferior Capsular Shift
Bankart Repair and Inferior Capsular Shift Theodore A. Blaine Andrew Green Jennie Garver Louis U. Bigliani DEFINITION Glenohumeral instability is caused by a disruption of the normal stabilizing anatomic structures…
Arthroscopic Débridement and Glenoidplasty for Shoulder Degenerative Joint Disease
Arthroscopic Débridement and Glenoidplasty for Shoulder Degenerative Joint Disease Christian J.H. Veillette Scott P. Steinmann DEFINITION Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disorder of synovial joints characterized by focal defects in…
Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy
Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy Ryan J. Warth Peter J. Millett DEFINITION Scapulothoracic bursitis and snapping scapula syndrome are rare conditions characterized by periscapular pain with or without mechanical crepitus. Scapulothoracic crepitus was…
Arthroscopic Capsular Releases for Loss of Motion
Arthroscopic Capsular Releases for Loss of Motion Ruth A. Delaney Ryan W. Simovitch Lindsay R. Miller Laurence D. Higgins DEFINITION Shoulder stiffness can be a function of soft tissue scarring…
Arthroscopic Release of Nerve Entrapment
Arthroscopic Release of Nerve Entrapment Felix H. Savoie III Michael J. O’Brien DEFINITION Suprascapular nerve entrapment may result from constriction within the suprascapular notch, pressure from a ganglion cyst in…
