RADIAL HEAD FRACTURES: APPROACHES AND FIXATION
42 Radial Head Fractures Approaches and Fixation Frank J. Raia and Melvin P. Rosenwasser Historically, radial head fractures were treated with excision of the head and its fragments. Excision has…
TRICEPS TENDON AVULSIONS
53 Triceps Tendon Avulsions Steven B. Singleton and John E. Conway Rupture of the triceps tendon is among the most rare of all tendinopathies, comprising less than 1% of upper…
ANTERIOR SHOULDER INSTABILITY: ARTHROSCOPIC SUTURE ANCHOR REPAIR OF THE BANKART LESION
23 Anterior Shoulder Instability: Arthroscopic Suture Anchor Repair of the Bankart Lesion James E. Tibone The open Bankart repair is the “gold standard” for treating recurrent anterior instability of the…
ARTHROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS OF THE SHOULDER
34 Arthroscopic Treatment of Degenerative Arthritis of the Shoulder Gary A. Matthys, Anil K. Dutta, and Wayne Z. Burkhead, Jr. Despite the success of joint arthroplasty, the parallel search for…
RECURRENT POSTEROLATERAL ROTATORY INSTABILITY OF THE ELBOW
48 Recurrent Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow Shawn W. O’Driscoll Traumatic instability of the elbow, acute or recurrent, usually occurs via a mechanism of displacement referred to as “posterolateral…
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURES: REPLACEMENT CONSIDERATIONS AND APPROACHES
43 Radial Head Fractures Replacement Considerations and Approaches Julious P. Smith III, Larry D. Field, and Felix H. Savoie III Mason classified radial head fractures into three types based upon…
SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE RELEASE
37 Suprascapular Nerve Release William E. Schobert Suprascapular nerve palsies are an underdiagnosed cause of shoulder pain and rotator cuff dysfunction. Diagnosis of this condition requires identifying supraspinatus and infraspinatus…
SLAC LESIONS: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
19 SLAC Lesions Diagnosis and Treatment Julious P. Smith III, Felix H. Savoie III, Wesley M. Nottage, Larry D. Field, and Stephen M. Atchison The superior labrum-anterior cuff, or SLAC,…
MEDIAL ELBOW LIGAMENT INSTABILITY SURGERY IN ATHLETES
50 Medial Elbow Ligament Instability Surgery in Athletes John P. Salvo, Louis Rizio III, and John W. Uribe The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) forms the primary soft tissue constraint of…
ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS: MANIPULATION OR ARTHROSCOPIC CAPSULAR DIVISION
32 Adhesive Capsulitis Manipulation or Arthroscopic Capsular Division Gregory P. Nicholson The diagnosis of frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, is one of exclusion. It is a clinical syndrome of painful…
