8 Rotator Cuff Disease
Ankit Bansal and Uma Srikumaran Summary Rotator cuff disease is a highly prevalent phenomenon in patients >40 years old. It is a continuum of disease, where acute trauma or chronic…
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7 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injections
Suresh K. Nayar and Uma Srikumaran Summary Injections may be used both as a diagnostic aid and to provide therapeutic relief for common acromioclavicular, glenohumeral, rotator cuff, biceps, and suprascapular…
3 Surgical Approaches to the Shoulder
Nickolas G. Garbis and Diana Zhu Summary There are a few basic open approaches that can be used for shoulder surgery. Selecting the appropriate approach can help facilitate operative goals….
4 Shoulder-Spine Syndrome
Scott Wagner and Kelly G. Kilcoyne Summary Shoulder and cervical spine patients often have overlapping symptoms, presentations, and complaints. Spine and shoulder surgeons, and all providers seeing patients with cervical…
2 Complications in Shoulder Arthroscopy
Clayton Alexander and Uma Srikumaran Summary Arthroscopic shoulder surgery complications are considered rare occurrences. However, there have been reports in the literature of complication rates as high as 10.6%. It…
Leg Length Discrepancy
Leg Length Discrepancy Kenneth J. Noonan, MD, MHCDS Christopher Iobst, MD1 1Guru: General Considerations A modest leg length discrepancy (LLD) is common and may be considered a normal variant. A…
The Pediatric Athlete
The Pediatric Athlete Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH Theodore J. Ganley, MD1 Michael T. Busch, MD1 1Gurus: Pediatric Sports Medicine THE GURU SAYS… PRISM’s successful system of multidisciplinary multicenter research…
Foot Problems
Foot Problems Kenneth J. Noonan, MD, MHCDS VINCENT S. MOSCA, MD Todd A. Milbrandt, MD1 1Guru: How some parents seem to see their children. (Adapted from Wenger DR, Rang M,…
Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Injuries
Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Injuries Kenneth J. Noonan, MD, MHCDS Donald Bae, MD1 Guru: THE GURU SAYS… A very small percentage of hand injuries accounts for most of the complications…
Hip II: Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, and Transient Synovitis Versus Septic Arthritis
Hip II: Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, and Transient Synovitis Versus Septic Arthritis John M. (Jack) Flynn, MD Wudbhav N. Sankar, MD1 1Guru: Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Legg-Calvé-Perthes is an idiopathic…
