Arthroscopic Treatment of Internal Impingement Daryl C. Osbahr James R. Andrews INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS When considering arthroscopic management for internal impingement, the decision-making process is extremely complicated as differentiating adaptive and pathological…
Arthroscopic Repair of SLAP Lesions Michael S. Bahk Stephen J. Snyder INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Clinically significant injuries to the superior labrum are relatively uncommon. A number of arthroscopic shoulder series report an…
Arthroscopic Calcium Excision Steven J. Klepps Chunyan Jiang Evan L. Flatow INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Calcific deposits in the rotator cuff with associated tendinitis are a common cause of shoulder pain, peaking in…
Arthroscopic Capsular Release for the Stiff Shoulder Anup A. Shah Laurence D. Higgins Jon J. P. Warner INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Primary adhesive capsulitis refers to a condition in the shoulder in which…
Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis and Release Pascal Boileau Sumant G. Krishnan Jason Old Gilles Walch INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS The long head of the biceps (LHB) is a well-known cause of shoulder pain, due…
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…
