Shoulder Arthroscopy and MRI Techniques

✍ Scribed by Georg Lajtai, Stephen J. Snyder, Gregory Applegate, Gernot Aitzetmüller, Christian Gerber (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 391
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

An authoritative text on the various techniques in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder joint. International experts in the field cover the whole spectrum of the state of the art. Clear and self-explanatory illustrations depict the operative procedures in a step-by-step manner. The authors communicate tips and tricks thus enabling the reader to easily reproduce the procedures with the desired results. Through direct comparison between arthroscopic and MRI photographs the surgeon will be able to correlate the two and draw important conclusions. Another focus is placed on post-operative MRI evaluation. The reader is provided with up-to-date information and a valuable guide in his daily routine.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Shoulder Arthroscopy: Struggles and Successes....Pages 1-23
Positioning of the Patient....Pages 25-30
Instrumentation in Shoulder Arthroscopy....Pages 31-45
Suture Anchors....Pages 47-58
Arthroscopic Knot-Tying Techniques....Pages 59-73
Surgical Approaches....Pages 75-99
Arthroscopic Anatomy and Normal Variants....Pages 101-116
MR Imaging of the Shoulder: Basic Introduction to MRI, What To Look For and Potential Problems....Pages 117-129
MRI in Shoulder Instability and SLAP Lesions....Pages 131-144
Arthroscopic Repairs of Instability: Anterior, Posterior, Multidirectional, and Microinstability Repairs....Pages 145-176
Posterior and Posteroinferior Instability....Pages 177-191
Minor Shoulder Instabilities....Pages 193-212
Pulley Lesions....Pages 213-227
Arthroscopic Treatment of Superior Labral Lesions....Pages 229-244
Posterosuperior Impingement....Pages 245-252
MRI Evaluation of the Rotator Cuff, Acromioclavicular Joint and Bursa....Pages 253-268
Impingement Syndromes....Pages 269-282
Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression....Pages 283-298
Arthroscopic Treatment of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinitis....Pages 299-306
Arthroscopic Treatment of Significant Bursal-Sided and Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears....Pages 307-338
Arthroscopic Resection of the Lateral Clavicle....Pages 339-348
Arthroscopic Management of Frozen Shoulders....Pages 349-363
Arthroscopic Reconstruction of Glenoid Fractures....Pages 365-377
Back Matter....Pages 379-384

✦ Subjects

Surgical Orthopedics; Imaging / Radiology