Knee Arthroscopy: The Basics
Knee Arthroscopy: The Basics Alan L. Zhang Christina R. Allen DEFINITION Knee arthroscopy is a minimally invasive video-assisted surgical intervention for intra-articular disease of the knee. ANATOMY The knee can…
Synovial-Based Disorders
Synovial-Based Disorders Jared Thomas James R. Ross Michael J. Salata Rick Bancroft Asheesh Bedi DEFINITION Synovial-based disorders about the hip are relatively rare entities. Synovial chondromatosis and pigmented villonodular synovitis…
Periarticular Arthroscopy
Periarticular Arthroscopy Danyal H. Nawabi Bryan T. Kelly DEFINITION The periarticular sources of pain around the hip joint include, but are not limited to, disorders of Peritrochanteric space (trochanteric bursitis,…
Proximal Hamstring Injury
Proximal Hamstring Injury Thomas J. Kremen Jr. Robert T. Sullivan William E. Garrett DEFINITION Proximal hamstring injury is common among athletes. These injuries represent a continuum, including strain at the…
Athletic Pubalgia and Adductor Injuries
Athletic Pubalgia and Adductor Injuries Kostas Economopoulos Anikar Chhabra DEFINITION Although the term sports hernia is commonly used in the media, athletic pubalgia is a more appropriate term to describe…
Snapping Hip/Lateral Hip
Snapping Hip/Lateral Hip J.W. Thomas Byrd MaCalus V. Hogan Brian D. Busconi Sean McMillan Craig M. Roberto Scott King DEFINITION Coxa saltans is a term popularized by Allen and various…
Scope for Femoroacetabular Impingement
Scope for Femoroacetabular Impingement Christopher M. Larson Patrick M. Birmingham DEFINITION Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is the result of abnormal contact between the proximal femur and the acetabular rim. Abnormalities can…
Cartilage Injuries
Cartilage Injuries Benjamin V. Stone Caroline Park Anil S. Ranawat DEFINITION Hip cartilage injuries are common and have been reported to be as high as 50% of all intra-articular hip…
Hip Arthroscopy: The Basics
Hip Arthroscopy: The Basics Marc Safran Michael Kalisvaart Matthew A. Stanich DEFINITION The hip is increasingly recognized as a source of pain owing to heightened awareness of pathologies, recent research,…
Arthroscopy of the Wrist: Preparation and Techniques
Arthroscopy of the Wrist: Preparation and Techniques David J. Slutsky BACKGROUND Since its inception, wrist arthroscopy has continued to evolve. The initial emphasis on viewing the wrist from the dorsal…
