Anterior/Posterior Cervical Approaches Jonathan S. Erulkar Jonathan N. Grauer INTRODUCTION Anterior and posterior cervical procedures are common for degenerative, traumatic, and oncologic pathologies. Such procedures entail a number of nuances…
Complications of Thermal Capsulorrhaphy Charles L. Getz Matthew L. Ramsey David Glaser Gerald R. Williams Jr. INTRODUCTION Thermal energy has been used in the management of glenohumeral instability to modify…
Complications of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression and Acromioclavicular Joint Resection Ilya Voloshin Kevin J. Setter Sean F. Bak Louis U. Bigliani In the past decade, we have seen an exponential increase…
Arthroscopy: Complications of Rotator Cuff Repair Samer S. Hasan Gary M. Gartsman INTRODUCTION All-arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is being performed by an ever-increasing number of orthopaedic surgeons. Although there is…
Arthroscopy: Complications of Surgery for Instability Carlos A. Guanche Stephen J. Snyder INTRODUCTION In the last decade, arthroscopic management of a multitude of orthopaedic problems has become commonplace. One of…
General Complications of Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery Sumant G. Krishnan Scott D. Pennington Daniel E. Cooper Wayne Z. Burkhead INTRODUCTION The evolution of both arthroscopic surgical techniques and equipment over the…
Complications of Scapulothoracic Arthrodesis Sumant G. Krishnan Richard J. Hawkins Wayne Z. Burkhead INTRODUCTION Refractory disorders of the scapulothoracic articulation have been reported to result in debilitating pain and dysfunction…
Frozen Shoulder Laith M. Jazrawi Andrew S. Rokito Joseph D. Zuckerman INTRODUCTION In 1934, Codman (1) coined the term frozen shoulder and described it as a “condition difficult to define,…
Complications of Glenohumeral Arthrodesis Gregory J. Gilot David J. Clare Bertrand Coulet Charles A. Rockwood Jr. INTRODUCTION Humeroscapular arthrodesis is a well-established operative procedure that involves fusion of the humeral…
Complications of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty George F. Hatch III John G. Costouros Peter J. Millett Jon J.P. Warner INTRODUCTION Shoulder arthroplasty is a widely accepted procedure for the treatment of…
