Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 1 Operating room. (a) Lateral view of the surgical table placed in beach chair position; the column is visible at the foot of the table; (b) View from behind;…

Fig. 1 Right shoulder. Intra-articular view from the posterior portal. The superior border of subscapularis tendon is intact and creates the foundation supporting the medial pulley to the long head…

Fig. 1 Probe transverse across superior aspect of bicipital groove. Adducted arm and supinated hand (a). Biceps tendon groove (b). Schematical illustration shows how the biceps tendon (t) is located…

Fig. 1 Recovery of shoulder range of motions according to the size of the tear prior to the operation. Data from three groups of 30 patients each with small (a),…

Fig. 1 Partial tear. Arthroscopic view from the posterior portal: articular side lesion Bursal Side Lesions In the early 1990s, the practice of shoulder arthroscopy was at the beginning stage;…

Fig. 1 Glenoid morphology according to Walch’s classification [5] Assessing the preoperative glenoid morphology and correcting it are fundamental for the surgical procedure since posterior glenoid erosion is not only…

Fig. 1 MRI image. The arrow shows a partial tear Histologic studies showed that partial-thickness tears have essentially no ability to heal themselves over time [8]. Yamanaka and Matsumoto showed…

Fig. 1 Traumatic injury to right shoulder with inability to forward flex The examination is used to distinguish active and passive ranges of motion. Some shoulders develop stiffness after a…

Fig. 1 Intra-articular view from the arthroscopic posterior portal. Long head biceps tendon is degenerated (a), so the tenotomy is performed with a basket (b). The procedure is completed (c)…

Reparable tears General factors Age > 72 years Insulin-dependent diabetes Poorly controlled hypertension longtime hypercholesterolemia Smoking habit Alcoholic patients BMI ≥30 and ≤ 20 Cancer Severe heart and lung diseases…