Eden-Lange Procedure for Trapezius Palsy
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
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
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
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…
Arthroscopic Release of Nerve Entrapment
Arthroscopic Release of Nerve Entrapment Felix H. Savoie III Michael J. O’Brien DEFINITION Suprascapular nerve entrapment may result from constriction within the suprascapular notch, pressure from a ganglion cyst in…
Scapulothoracic Arthrodesis
Scapulothoracic Arthrodesis Brody A. Flanagin Raffaele Garofalo Sumant G. Krishnan DEFINITION Refractory disorders of the scapulothoracic articulation have been reported to result in debilitating pain and dysfunction that may require…
Hemiarthroplasty and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Glenohumeral Arthritis with an Irreparable Rotator Cuff
Hemiarthroplasty and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Glenohumeral Arthritis with an Irreparable Rotator Cuff Scott P. Stephens Steven B. Lippitt Ryan T. Bicknell Michael A. Wirth DEFINITION Glenohumeral arthritis represents the…
Snapping Scapula Syndrome
Snapping Scapula Syndrome Jon J. P. Warner Matthew F. Dilisio Bassem T. Elhassan DEFINITION Scapulothoracic crepitus first was described by Boinet4 in 1867. It is characterized by painful scapular motion…
Pectoralis Major Repair
Pectoralis Major Repair Grant E. Garrigues Matthew D. Pepe Bradford S. Tucker Carl Basamania DEFINITION Pectoralis major ruptures are injuries to the one of the largest and strongest muscles of…
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Glenohumeral Arthritis
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Glenohumeral Arthritis E. Scott Paxton Gerald R. Williams Jr. DEFINITION Glenohumeral arthritis is characterized by loss of articular cartilage and varying degrees of soft tissue contracture,…
