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…
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,…
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…
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…
26 Anterior Shoulder Instability Open Anterior Inferior Capsular Shift Procedure Anand M. Murthi and Louis U. Bigliani The inferior capsular shift (ICS) is designed to reduce capsular volume on all…
11 Operative Treatment of Symptomatic Os Acromiale Richard K.N. Ryu Os acromiale is an uncommon condition of the shoulder, resulting from failure of fusion of the acromial apophysis. The four…
28 Posterior Shoulder Instability Arthroscopic Repair Neil J. Maki Posterior shoulder instability may present to the physician as an “isolated” condition in which the patient has sustained shoulder trauma and…
40 Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement and Loose Body Removal for Valgus Extension Overload (“Pitcher’s Elbow”) Jeffrey R. Dugas and James R. Andrews Valgus extension overload (VEO) occurs when the forces generated…
21 Arthroscopic Treatment of Periarticular Ganglion Cysts with Marsupialization Mark Pinto and Stephen J. Snyder Compression of the suprascapular nerve by a ganglion cyst has traditionally been treated with open…
36 Scapulothoracic Endoscopy Sandra J. Iannotti and Leslie S. Matthews The primary indication for scapulothoracic endoscopy is performance of a bursectomy for a condition called “snapping scapula syndrome.” Snapping scapula…
