Arthroscopic Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repair Andrew E. Apple Michael J. O’Brien Felix H. Savoie Introduction • Double-row, transosseous equivalent rotator cuff repair has been shown to be biomechanically stronger than…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Cory M. Stewart Tyler J. Hunt Laurence D. Higgins Sterile Instruments/Equipment • Beach chair, ensuring that maximal weight tolerance is not exceeded based…
Arthroscopic Single-Row Rotator Cuff Repair Brendan M. Patterson Nathan D. Orvets Ken Yamaguchi Sterile Instruments/Equipment • Standard 30-degree arthroscope • Self-passing suture passing instrument • No. 2 braided nonabsorbable sutures…
Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression Dayne T. Mickelson Dean C. Taylor Background and Preoperative Planning • Acromion anatomy (Fig. 11-1) Figure 11-1 | Acromion Morphology (A) classified as type I (flat), type…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Humeral Avulsions of the Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL) William H. Rossy Jeffrey S. Abrams Anesthesia • Interscalene nerve block followed by general anesthesia Instruments/Equipment/Implants • Arthroscopic tower with…
Open and Arthroscopic Treatment of Humeral Avulsions of the Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL) Tim Wang Michael H. McGraw Answorth A. Allen Background, Diagnosis, and Interpretation • Injuries to the inferior glenohumeral…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Internal Impingement Christopher A. Looze Jeffrey R. Dugas Positioning • An examination is performed under anesthesia with the patient supine before he or she is turned to…
Arthroscopic Treatment of SLAP Lesions Nikolaos K. Paschos Kimberly V. Tucker John D. A. Kelly IV Overview • Superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions are a major cause of…
Open Treatment of Multidirectional Shoulder Instability Thomas M. D Deberardino Eduardo Stewien Introduction • Neer and Foster1 described multidirectional instability (MDI) of the shoulder as instability in two or more…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Multidirectional Instability Brian R. Waterman Catherine Richardson Jonathan Newgren Anthony A. Romeo Sterile Instruments/Equipment • 4.0-mm arthroscope and camera • Two or three 8.25-mm cannulas • Wissinger…
