ARTHROSCOPIC APPROACHES TO THE ELBOW
39 Arthroscopic Approaches to the Elbow Ethan R. Wiesler and Gary G. Poehling Recent advances in the techniques and instrumentation in elbow arthroscopy have enabled the surgeon to expand the…
ORTHOPEDIC
ANTERIOR SHOULDER INSTABILITY: OPEN RECONSTRUCTION FOR RECURRENT TRAUMATIC INSTABILITY
24 Anterior Shoulder Instability: Open Reconstruction for Recurrent Traumatic Instability Edward V. Fehringer and Frederick A. Matsen III Bankart’s 1939 assertion that “the only rational treatment is to reattach the…
LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS (TENDINOSIS): OPEN DEBRIDEMENT AND REPAIR
47 Lateral Epicondylitis (Tendinosis) Open Debridement and Repair Robert P. Nirschl Lateral epicondylitis as a term is a misnomer. The pathoanatomy does not primarily affect the lateral epicondyle, nor is…
EMDIAL EPICONDYLE SURGERY
49 Medial Epicondyle Surgery J. Robert Giffin and James P. Bradley Medial epicondylitis is much more rare than its lateral counterpart but the symptoms of localized pain and weakness are…
TECHNIQUES IN INTERNAL IMPINGEMENT SURGERY: HUMERAL DEROTATIONAL OSTEOTOMY
18 Techniques in Internal Impingement Surgery Humeral Derotational Osteotomy T. Bradley Edwards and Gilles Walch Internal impingement (impingement of the articular surface of the rotator cuff between the posterior superior…
DISTAL BICEPS TENDON AVULSIONS
52 Distal Biceps Tendon Avulsions John W. Aldridge, Karen Hardy, and Melvin P. Rosenwasser Rupture of the distal tendon of the biceps brachii may result in functional deficits of forearm…
POSTERIOR SHOULDER INSTABILITY: OPEN REPAIR
29 Posterior Shoulder Instability Open Repair Steven A. Seeker, Jeffrey S. Noble, and Robert H. Bell Unidirectional posterior shoulder instability accounts for less than 5% of all shoulder instability. Posterior…
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURES: APPROACHES AND FIXATION
42 Radial Head Fractures Approaches and Fixation Frank J. Raia and Melvin P. Rosenwasser Historically, radial head fractures were treated with excision of the head and its fragments. Excision has…
TRICEPS TENDON AVULSIONS
53 Triceps Tendon Avulsions Steven B. Singleton and John E. Conway Rupture of the triceps tendon is among the most rare of all tendinopathies, comprising less than 1% of upper…
ANTERIOR SHOULDER INSTABILITY: ARTHROSCOPIC SUTURE ANCHOR REPAIR OF THE BANKART LESION
23 Anterior Shoulder Instability: Arthroscopic Suture Anchor Repair of the Bankart Lesion James E. Tibone The open Bankart repair is the “gold standard” for treating recurrent anterior instability of the…
