Fig. 23.1 Right shoulder posterior view artwork demonstrating the two compression sites for the suprascapular nerve (Copyright Kevin D. Plancher MD 2015) Anatomy Suprascapular Nerve The suprascapular nerve has been…
Fig. 22.1 The anatomic course of the suprascapular nerve. The suprascapular nerve (white arrows) leaves the brachial plexus and travels posteriorly under the transverse scapular ligament with the vein, while…
Fig. 20.1 A and B. Margin convergence. Side-to-side sutures are used to close down the defect and take tension off of the repair to the bone (Figure 20.1A reprinted from…
Fig. 24.1 (a) Phase I ROM: forward elevation. (b) Phase I ROM: ER As stated earlier, the surgeon may delay beginning these ROM exercises until 4–6 weeks post-op for some…
Fig. 13.1 This image shows the arthroscopic view through a posterior portal of the glenohumeral joint in a right shoulder. The patient is in the lateral decubitus position with the…
Fig. 5.1 (a) Left shoulder cadaveric dissection with intact anterior rotator interval. (b) Same shoulder as in (a) with CHL reflected superiorly exposing the soft tissue pulley outlet. (c) Same…
Fig. 19.1 Schematic of the relationship between subscapularis repair and the supraspinatus. (a) Massive retracted and contracted tear of the subscapularis and supraspinatus tendons. (b) Repair of the subscapularis partially…
Fig. 12.1 Preoperative photograph of the surgical setup in a patient who eventually underwent the CAM procedure. Note that the C-arm is draped into the surgical field to allow for…
Fig. 15.1 (a) Supraspinatus tendon, long axis (asterisk). Note the fibrillar appearance of tightly packed collagen fibers. (b) Supraspinatus tendon, short axis (asterisk). Note that in this cross-sectional axis, fascicles…
Graft type (product name) Material type Surgical use reported Reported strengths Reported weaknesses Literature cited with level of evidence Current status Mersilene mesh Synthetic Primary open massive cuff repair [31]…
