Intramedullary Fixation of Clavicle Fractures
Intramedullary Fixation of Clavicle Fractures Stephen B. Gunther Carl Basamania DEFINITION The clavicle is one of the most commonly fractured bones. The site on the clavicle most often fractured is…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures Mark T. Dillon Stephen Torres Mohit Gilotra David L. Glaser DEFINITION Proximal humerus fractures may involve the surgical neck, the greater…
Percutaneous Pinning for Proximal Humerus Fractures
Percutaneous Pinning for Proximal Humerus Fractures Leesa M. Galatz DEFINITION Proximal humerus fractures are defined as those of the proximal portion of the humerus involving the shoulder joint. Fracture lines…
Plate Fixation of Clavicle Fractures
Plate Fixation of Clavicle Fractures David Ring Jesse B. Jupiter DEFINITION Displaced, comminuted fractures of the clavicle are at risk for nonunion and malunion3,4,6,8,9,11 and can be considered for open…
Medial Clavicle Excision and Sternoclavicular Joint Reconstruction
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
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
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
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
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
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…
