Medial Clavicle Excision and Sternoclavicular Joint Reconstruction David N. Wasserstein John E. Kuhn DEFINITION The most common pathologic disorder affecting the medial clavicle is osteoarthritis. Others include rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative…
Acute Repair and Reconstruction of Sternoclavicular Dislocation Steven P. Kalandiak Edwin E. Spencer Jr. Michael A. Wirth Charles A. Rockwood DEFINITION Sternoclavicular dislocation is one of the rarest dislocations but…
Repair and Reconstruction of Acromioclavicular Injuries Mandeep S. Virk Robert A. Arciero Augustus D. Mazzocca DEFINITION About 9% of shoulder girdle injuries involve damage to the acromioclavicular (AC) joint.16 The…
Arthroscopic Acromioclavicular Joint Stabilization Andrew Pastor Winston J. Warme DEFINITION Acromioclavicular (AC) separations are relatively rare injuries that result in disruption of the AC joint complex. Overall incidence of injury…
Pectoralis Major Transfer for Irreparable Subscapularis Tears Leesa M. Galatz DEFINITION The subscapularis is one of four muscles making up the rotator cuff. Tears can result from chronic attenuation secondary…
Latissimus Transfer in the Setting of Irreparable Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears Jesse A. McCarron Joseph P. Iannotti DEFINITIONS Latissimus dorsi transfer (with or without concomitant teres minor transfer) can be…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Biceps Tendinopathy J. R. Rudzki Benjamin S. Shaffer DEFINITION The long head of the biceps tendon has long been recognized as a potential source of pain and…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Subscapularis Tears, Including Subcoracoid Impingement Christopher R. Adams Patrick J. Denard Stephen S. Burkhart DEFINITION A subscapularis tendon tear typically occurs at its insertion into the lesser…
Subscapularis Repair, Coracoid Recession, and Biceps Tenodesis Steven Milos Allen Deutsch DEFINITION Subscapularis tears are less common than supraspinatus or infraspinatus tears. They occur in 2% to 8% of rotator…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears Surena Namdari Jay D. Keener Ken Yamaguchi Aaron M. Chamberlain DEFINITION Rotator cuff disease encompasses a spectrum of disorders ranging from tendinitis to partial…
