Throwing Shoulder
Throwing Shoulder Brian C. Werner Stephen F. Brockmeier DEFINITION The repetitive acceleration and deceleration of the arm during the throwing motion places the thrower’s shoulder in extreme positions and under…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Superior Labral Anterior Posterior (SLAP) Tears
Arthroscopic Treatment of Superior Labral Anterior Posterior (SLAP) Tears Thomas H. Wuerz Davietta C. Butty Annemarie K. Tilton Brian J. Cole DEFINITION Superior labral anterior posterior (SLAP) tears are characterized…
Eden-Lange Procedure for Trapezius Palsy
Eden-Lange Procedure for Trapezius Palsy Stephanie M. Gancarczyk William N. Levine DEFINITION Trapezius palsy results from a disruption of cranial nerve (CN) XI, also known as the spinal accessory nerve….
Pectoralis Major Transfer for Long Thoracic Nerve Palsy
Pectoralis Major Transfer for Long Thoracic Nerve Palsy Paul J. Cagle Jr. Raymond A. Klug Bradford O. Parsons Evan L. Flatow DEFINITION Long thoracic nerve palsy leads to classical medial…
Suprascapular Nerve Decompression
Suprascapular Nerve Decompression Jason J. Shin Marc S. Haro Nikhil N. Verma Anthony A. Romeo DEFINITION Originally described in 1936 by Thomas18 and further defined by Thompson and Kopell19 in…
Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy
Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy Ryan J. Warth Peter J. Millett DEFINITION Scapulothoracic bursitis and snapping scapula syndrome are rare conditions characterized by periscapular pain with or without mechanical crepitus. Scapulothoracic crepitus was…
Arthroscopic Release of Nerve Entrapment
Arthroscopic Release of Nerve Entrapment Felix H. Savoie III Michael J. O’Brien DEFINITION Suprascapular nerve entrapment may result from constriction within the suprascapular notch, pressure from a ganglion cyst in…
Scapulothoracic Arthrodesis
Scapulothoracic Arthrodesis Brody A. Flanagin Raffaele Garofalo Sumant G. Krishnan DEFINITION Refractory disorders of the scapulothoracic articulation have been reported to result in debilitating pain and dysfunction that may require…
Hemiarthroplasty and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Glenohumeral Arthritis with an Irreparable Rotator Cuff
Hemiarthroplasty and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Glenohumeral Arthritis with an Irreparable Rotator Cuff Scott P. Stephens Steven B. Lippitt Ryan T. Bicknell Michael A. Wirth DEFINITION Glenohumeral arthritis represents the…
Snapping Scapula Syndrome
Snapping Scapula Syndrome Jon J. P. Warner Matthew F. Dilisio Bassem T. Elhassan DEFINITION Scapulothoracic crepitus first was described by Boinet4 in 1867. It is characterized by painful scapular motion…
