CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS Common complications of shoulder arthroplasty include infection, instability, stiffness, rotator cuff problems, loosening, periprosthetic fractures, and neurologic injury. We discuss the incidence and possible causes and…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS Arthroscopic debridement of the osteoarthritic shoulder is an effective treatment option in the young, active patient or in the medically fragile patient. Concomitant shoulder pathology, such…
CHAPTER PREVIEW Chapter Synopsis The diagnosis, natural history, and management of the rotator cuff deficient shoulder with osteoarthritis continue to present difficulties for all orthopedic surgeons. It represents a spectrum…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS Humeral head hemiarthroplasty is a proven effective method of improving pain and functional deficits of the shoulder related to conditions including osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, humeral head…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS Shoulder arthroplasty is technically challenging and continues to rely heavily on precise surgical technique. This procedure is reserved for patients with painful degenerative glenohumeral joints. Successful…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS The design of surface replacement arthroplasty has evolved over the past 20 years. From cemented prostheses such as the SCAN to cementless prostheses such as the…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Glenohumeral arthritis is a painful condition with a wide spectrum of etiologies. The most common etiologies and their characteristic clinical presentations are discussed in this chapter….
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS Shoulder arthroplasty has been to shown to provide reliable, long-term pain relief in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with severe degenerative arthritis. Rotator cuff tearing is common…
Chapter Preview CHAPTER SYNOPSIS This chapter describes an approach to evaluating and treating the irretrievably failed Total Knee Arthroplasty. Surgical options including revision arthroplasty, arthrodesis and amputation are discussed. The…
Chapter Preview CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: While at this time there is no consensus regarding the question whether to retain or resect the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in total knee arthroplasty, the…
