Arthroscopic Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis
Phase I Mild pain after exercise lasting <24 h Phase II Pain after exercise lasting >48 h and resolving with warm-up Phase III Pain with exercise, does not alter activity…
Scapular Dyskinesis: Part II. A New Diagnostic Modality – Three-Dimensional Wing CT
Pattern Definitions Type 1 The prominence of the inferior medial scapular angle. It would be associated with excessive anterior tilting of the scapula Type 2 The prominence of the entire…
SLAP Lesions Part II: Acute Lesion Versus Chronic Lesion Resulting from Repetitive Motion (or Microtrauma)
Fig 11.1 The mechanisms of injury Chronic SLAP tears from repetitive microtrauma are commonly seen in overhead sporting activities [6]. The pathophysiology of chronic SLAP tears has been much debated,…
Rotator Cuff Tear in Athletes: Part III. Surgical Treatment
Fig. 8.1 “Medial pulley transosseous-equivalent” repair depicting a modified TOE construct with a broad medial inter-implant mattress configuration. This construct only requires two tendon suture passes, without compromising biomechanical performance…
Posterosuperior and Anterosuperior Impingement in Overhead Athletes
Fig. 16.1 Patients with internal impingement will complain of pain during the arm cocking and arm acceleration phases of throwing (Reprinted with permission from Digiovine et al. [15]) In contrast…
Valgus Extension Overload Syndrome
Fig. 30.1 Arthroscopic image viewed from the posterior aspect of the elbow which shows olecranon osteophytes produced by excessive valgus and extension forces Surgeons who treat the cases of elbow…
Epidemiology of Shoulder Injuries in Overhead Athletes
and Steven B. Cohen2 (1) Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (2) Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sydney Kimmel School of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA Steven B. Cohen…
Elbow Arthroscopy and Related Anatomy
Fig. 25.1 Relevant elbow anatomy. (a) Lateral view of the elbow. (b) Medial view of the elbow Superficially, the nerves that one must be aware of are the medial and…
SLAP Lesions Part III: Return to Play After SLAP Repair
Fig. 12.1 Arthroscopic repair of SLAP lesion. (a) Standard posterior viewing portal demonstrating SLAP tear. (b) Mobilized labrum following debridement. The superior glenoid surface is also prepared using an arthroscopic…
Physical Examination of the Shoulder and Elbow with a Focus on Orthopedic Special Tests
Fig. 3.1 Assessing scapular dyskinesis. The subject performs 3–5 repetitions in each of scaption (pictured) and flexion The diagnostic value of observation has only been reported in reference to the…
