Chapter 9 When to Fix a Cuff Tear Surgical Indications Stephen A. Parada, Josef K. Eichinger, and K. Aaron Shaw Introduction A rotator cuff tear (RCT) is a commonly encountered diagnosis that, when symptomatic, can…
Chapter 45 How to Deal With Higher-Grade (Advanced) SLAP Lesions Treatment of Type III, IV and V SLAP Tears Fotios P. Tjoumakaris, and James P. Bradley Introduction The treatment of lesions of the…
Chapter 41 Tendon Transfers With a Reverse Arthroplasty When and How? Pascal Boileau, Stefan Rahm, Marc-Olivier Gauci, and Brian L. Seeto Introduction Since the introduction of reverse shoulder arthroplasty in the 1980s, the treatment of rotator cuff…
Chapter 42 Superior Labrum and Long Head of the Biceps Brandon Erickson, Jason T. Hamamoto, and Nikhil N. Verma Introduction Both the glenoid labrum and the long head of the biceps play a significant role…
Chapter 39 Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Cuff Deficiency Rationale and Mechanics Jonathan Clark, Brent Stephens, Jonathan Streit, and Mark Frankle Introduction Since being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2003, reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA)…
Chapter 53 Arthroscopic Management of Combined Pathology SLAP and Rotator Cuff Tears Lane N. Rush, and Felix H. Savoie, III Introduction There is an abundance of literature regarding the all-arthroscopic treatment of rotator cuff…
Chapter 21 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Double-Row (Knotted Anchors Medial and Lateral) Francesco Franceschi, Michele Paciotti, and Edoardo Franceschetti Introduction With advances in arthroscopic surgery, several techniques have been developed to increase the tendon–bone contact…
Chapter 51 The Proximal Long Head Biceps Tendon (LHBT) Rupture LHBT Tenodesis for Symptomatic Chronic Ruptures and Revision LHBT Tenodesis Peter J. Millett, Simon A. Euler, Joshua A. Greenspoon, and Maximilian Petri Introduction Ruptures of the long…
Chapter 43 Slap Tears How to Diagnose Eric Strauss, Brian M. Capogna, and Soterios Gyftopoulos Introduction Superior labral tears are a significant cause of pain and disability for the active individual. First described by Andrews…
Chapter 44 SLAP II Tears Evaluation and Surgical Techniques for Fixation Michael C. Ciccotti, and Michael G. Ciccotti Introduction The glenohumeral joint is the most mobile joint in the body with large arcs…
