Arthroscopic Subscapularis Repair
Arthroscopic Subscapularis Repair Robert U. Hartzler Stephen S. Burkhart Instruments and Equipment • 30- and 70-degree arthroscopes • Antegrade and retrograde suture passers • Suture anchors • Arthroscopic pump •…
Open Subscapularis Repair
Open Subscapularis Repair Joseph A. Bosco III Indications • Retracted tear (Fig. 15-1) • Difficult to mobilize arthroscopically • Isolated tear • Open approach can be combined with mini-open supraspinatus…
Arthroscopic Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repair
Arthroscopic Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repair Andrew E. Apple Michael J. O’Brien Felix H. Savoie Introduction • Double-row, transosseous equivalent rotator cuff repair has been shown to be biomechanically stronger than…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears
Arthroscopic Treatment of Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Cory M. Stewart Tyler J. Hunt Laurence D. Higgins Sterile Instruments/Equipment • Beach chair, ensuring that maximal weight tolerance is not exceeded based…
Arthroscopic Single-Row Rotator Cuff Repair
Arthroscopic Single-Row Rotator Cuff Repair Brendan M. Patterson Nathan D. Orvets Ken Yamaguchi Sterile Instruments/Equipment • Standard 30-degree arthroscope • Self-passing suture passing instrument • No. 2 braided nonabsorbable sutures…
Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression
Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression Dayne T. Mickelson Dean C. Taylor Background and Preoperative Planning • Acromion anatomy (Fig. 11-1) Figure 11-1 | Acromion Morphology (A) classified as type I (flat), type…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Humeral Avulsions of the Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
Arthroscopic Treatment of Humeral Avulsions of the Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL) William H. Rossy Jeffrey S. Abrams Anesthesia • Interscalene nerve block followed by general anesthesia Instruments/Equipment/Implants • Arthroscopic tower with…
Open and Arthroscopic Treatment of Humeral Avulsions of the Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
Open and Arthroscopic Treatment of Humeral Avulsions of the Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL) Tim Wang Michael H. McGraw Answorth A. Allen Background, Diagnosis, and Interpretation • Injuries to the inferior glenohumeral…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Internal Impingement
Arthroscopic Treatment of Internal Impingement Christopher A. Looze Jeffrey R. Dugas Positioning • An examination is performed under anesthesia with the patient supine before he or she is turned to…
Arthroscopic Treatment of SLAP Lesions
Arthroscopic Treatment of SLAP Lesions Nikolaos K. Paschos Kimberly V. Tucker John D. A. Kelly IV Overview • Superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions are a major cause of…
