Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) Arthroscopic Treatment Alexander A. Fokin Colin P. Murphy Kevin P. Murphy DEFINITION Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a common musculoskeletal disorder that is characterized by lateral epicondylar…
Open and Arthroscopic Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis Abhishek Julka Peter J. Evans DEFINITION Lateral epicondylitis involves tendinosis at the origin of the common wrist extensors. It is commonly referred to…
Open Treatment of Medial Epicondylitis Peter J. Evans Sebastian C. Peers DEFINITION Medial epicondylitis involves tendinosis at the origin of the flexor-pronator mass. It is commonly referred to as golfer’s…
Arthroscopic Capsular Releases for Loss of Motion Ruth A. Delaney Ryan W. Simovitch Lindsay R. Miller Laurence D. Higgins DEFINITION Shoulder stiffness can be a function of soft tissue scarring…
Throwing Shoulder Brian C. Werner Stephen F. Brockmeier DEFINITION The repetitive acceleration and deceleration of the arm during the throwing motion places the thrower’s shoulder in extreme positions and under…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Superior Labral Anterior Posterior (SLAP) Tears Thomas H. Wuerz Davietta C. Butty Annemarie K. Tilton Brian J. Cole DEFINITION Superior labral anterior posterior (SLAP) tears are characterized…
Eden-Lange Procedure for Trapezius Palsy Stephanie M. Gancarczyk William N. Levine DEFINITION Trapezius palsy results from a disruption of cranial nerve (CN) XI, also known as the spinal accessory nerve….
Pectoralis Major Transfer for Long Thoracic Nerve Palsy Paul J. Cagle Jr. Raymond A. Klug Bradford O. Parsons Evan L. Flatow DEFINITION Long thoracic nerve palsy leads to classical medial…
Suprascapular Nerve Decompression Jason J. Shin Marc S. Haro Nikhil N. Verma Anthony A. Romeo DEFINITION Originally described in 1936 by Thomas18 and further defined by Thompson and Kopell19 in…
Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy Ryan J. Warth Peter J. Millett DEFINITION Scapulothoracic bursitis and snapping scapula syndrome are rare conditions characterized by periscapular pain with or without mechanical crepitus. Scapulothoracic crepitus was…
