Musculoskeletal Key

Arthroscopic Treatment of the Arthritic Shoulder Nicholas D. Iagulli Larry D. Field Felix H. Savoie III INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Arthroscopic techniques have enabled surgeons to accurately diagnose and stage shoulder arthritis. Degenerative…

Arthroscopic Repair of Involuntary Multidirectional Instability Neil Ghodadra Seth L. Sherman Matthew T. Provencher Anthony A. Romeo INDICATION/CONTRAINDICATIONS Multidirectional instability (MDI) of the shoulder continues to be particularly difficult to…

Arthroscopic Repair of Posterior Instability Craig S. Mauro David W. Altchek INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Recurrent posterior instability of the shoulder is much less common than anterior instability. The incidence of posterior instability…

Arthroscopic Repair of Anterior Instability Sven Lichtenberg Peter Habermeyer Shoulder dislocation occurs in 2% to 8% of the population and represents one-third of all emergency cases around the shoulder. Recurrence…

Arthroscopic Partial Repair of the Rotator Cuff Patrick J. Denard Stephen S. Burkhart INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS With adherence to mechanical principles and proper tear pattern recognition, the vast majority of rotator cuff…

Arthroscopic Repair of the Rotator Cuff Curtis R. Noel Robert H. Bell INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Tears of the rotator cuff mechanism remain one of the more common problems we as orthopaedists treat….

Arthroscopic Distal Clavicle Excision Jeffrey S. Abrams The acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) can be a common source of joint pain. This diarthrodial joint can be traumatized resulting in articular injury and…

Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression and Rotator Cuff Débridement of Partial- and Full-thickness Tears Aaron J. Krych Russell F. Warren INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS External, or outlet, impingement syndrome is a common cause of shoulder…