Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty Raymond M. Carroll Louis U. Bigliani INTRODUCTION Revision of a failed shoulder arthroplasty is considered the most difficult of operative shoulder procedures (1,2). In 1982 Neer and…

Prosthetic Management of Posttraumatic Deformity Ariane Gerber Jon J. P. Warner INTRODUCTION Posttraumatic deformities of the proximal humerus are rare conditions that occur after neglected or conservatively treated displaced fractures…

Prosthetic Replacement for Proximal Humerus Fractures Jay D Keener Leesa M Galatz INTRODUCTION Proximal humerus fractures are common orthopedic injuries with an incidence that is increasing as the population ages….

Chronic Dislocations Melissa D. Koenig Robert J. Neviaser INTRODUCTION Treating patients with chronic shoulder dislocations can be extremely challenging. An orthopedic surgeon needs to recognize his or her limitations and…

Postcapsulorrhaphy Arthroplasty John W. Sperling Robert H. Cofield INTRODUCTION Postcapsulorrhaphy arthritis is defined as glenohumeral arthritis following prior instability procedures. For the purposes of this chapter, postcapsulorrhaphy does not include…

Replacement Arthroplasty in Synovial-Based Arthritis I. A. Trail INTRODUCTION Despite many recent advances in the medical treatment of inflammatory arthritides there are still large numbers of patients with these conditions…

Replacement Arthroplasty in Glenohumeral Arthritis: Intact or Reparable Rotator Cuff Crystal A. Smith Gerald R. Williams Jr. INTRODUCTION Prosthetic replacement for glenohumeral arthritis was first performed by Pean in 1893…

Surgical Management of the Rotator Cuff Tendon-Deficient Arthritic Shoulder Ori Safran Ludwig Seebauer Joseph P. Iannotti INTRODUCTION The arthritic shoulder with irreparable massive cuff deficiency is one of the most…

Clinical Diagnosis and Imaging Brian D. Cameron INTRODUCTION Sources of Pain Shoulder pain is a relatively common complaint that clinicians are asked to evaluate. The potential for successful treatment of…

Interpositional Arthroplasty Craig M. Ball Ken Yamaguchi INTRODUCTION The younger patient with advanced arthritis of the glenohumeral joint presents a difficult treatment problem, particularly when there are structural changes involving…