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…
Chapter 101 Medicinal Mushrooms Terry Willard, ClH, PhD Chapter Contents Introduction General Description Chemical Composition Polysaccharides, Triterpenoids, Vitamin D2, Pharmacology, Individual Medicinal Mushrooms Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum and G. applanatum, G….
Chapter 49 Unani Medicine Yaser Abdelhamid, ND, LAc, MS, BS, BA Chapter Contents Introduction Unani Medicine: Greco-Arabic Healing and the Islamic Genius, Unani Medicine: Comparisons and Contrasts with Other Health…
Chapter 98 5-Hydroxytryptophan Michael T. Murray, ND Chapter Contents Introduction Tryptophan and 5-Hydroxytryptophan Metabolism Pharmacology 5-Hydroxytryptophan Versus L-Tryptophan, Clinical Applications Depression, L-Tyrosine: An Adjunct to 5-Hydroxytryptophan, Anxiety and Panic Disorder, …
Chapter 116 Probiotics Jason Hawrelak, ND, BNat(Hons), PhD Chapter Contents Introduction Description Proposed Mechanisms of Action Probiotic Characteristics Probiotics in Use, Issues in Probiotic Nomenclature, Importance of Strain, Commercial Forms…
