Techniques for Revision Arthroplasty: Management of Bone and Soft Tissue Loss Nady Hamid Leesa M. Galatz INTRODUCTION Management of a failed shoulder arthroplasty can be a perplexing problem for both…
Medical Management of Chronic Shoulder Pain Dmitri Souzdalnitski Nagy A. Mekhail EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS Shoulder Pain: Types and Classification Shoulder pain is second only to low back pain in the…
Sepsis of the Shoulder Girdle John L. Esterhai Jr. INTRODUCTION This chapter will address the issues of diagnosis and management of infections involving the shoulder. The major focus is on…
Complications of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Anders L. Ekelund INTRODUCTION The Grammont-type reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is being used with increasing frequency, and many different conditions resulting in rotator cuff…
Measurement of Shoulder Outcomes Carolyn M. Hettrich Warren R. Dunn John E. Kuhn INTRODUCTION As with all musculoskeletal conditions, outcome assessment of conditions affecting the shoulder should utilize a patientcentered…
Evaluation and Prosthetic Management of Proximal Humeral Malunions Christopher Chuinard Pascal Boileau Gilles Walch INTRODUCTION With our aging population, proximal humerus fractures are increasing in incidence; so too are their…
Evaluation and Management of Humeral Shaft Nonunions and Malunions Charles L. Getz Matthew L. Ramsey INTRODUCTION Fractures of the humeral shaft occur relatively frequently and are typically treated successfully by…
Unconstrained Prosthetic Arthroplasty for Glenohumeral Arthritis with an Intact or Repairable Rotator Cuff: Indications, Techniques, and Results Luke S. Austin Gerald R. Williams Jr. Joseph P. Iannotti INTRODUCTION History The…
