Get expert insight and practical guidance to master the latest techniques, including minimally invasive techniques for instability, rotator cuff pathology, and arthritis. Now in a case-based format: each author describes the case, addresses alternative approaches and controversies, and offers evidence and experience to support the recommended approach.

Intraoperative photos, illustrations, and in many cases, the author’s own narrated video demonstrate the technical pearls and accelerate your learning curve. Yet the clear and concise chapter organization allows you to find specific answers quickly.

Developed in collaboration with the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

• Techniques, tips, and strategies from more than 130 leading surgeons
• Step-by-step guidance through 60+ surgical challenges
• The latest evidence to support solid decision making
• Authors demonstrate technical pearls and fine points on videos created specifically for this resource

Sixty-two chapters within these major sections including:

• The solid foundations for successful shoulder surgery
• Glenohumeral instability and labral pathology
• Rotator cuff pathology
• Acromioclavicular pathology
• The stiff shoulder
• Glenohumeral arthritis
• Proximal humerus fractures
• Clavicular trauma
• Scapular fractures
• Management of neuromuscular deficits

Contents

Chapter 1: The Beach-Chair and Lateral Decubitus Positions: Key Surgical Principles
Chapter 2: Use of Arthroscopic Portals in Shoulder Surgery: Technique and Strategy
Chapter 3: The Deltopectoral Approach: Options for Management of the Subscapularis Tendon
Chapter 4: Open Posterior Approach for the Management of Posterior Shoulder Instability
Chapter 5: The Anterosuperior Approach to the Shoulder: Indications, Advantages, and Pitfalls
Chapter 6: Uncomplicated Anterior Instability: The “Simple” Arthroscopic Bankart Repair
Chapter 7: Anterior Instability with Moderate Glenoid Bone Loss: The Latarjet Procedure
Chapter 8: Anterior Instability With Severe Glenoid Bone Loss: Bone Grafting Options and Techniques
Chapter 9: The Open Bankart for Bone Loss, Revision Surgery, and Soft-Tissue Deficiency
Chapter 10: Arthroscopic Approaches in Anterior Instability with Moderate Humeral Bone Loss: The Remplissage Technique
Chapter 11: Anterior Instability for Severe Humeral Bone Loss: Grafting and Prosthetic Options
Chapter 12: Posterior Labral Repair for Management of Uncomplicated Posterior Shoulder Instability
Chapter 13: Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Management of Chronic Glenohumeral Dislocation
Chapter 14: Multidirectional Instability: Arthroscopic Techniques to Minimize Recurrence
Chapter 15: Multidirectional Instability: Open Options for Revision, Poor Tissue, and Poor Collagen
Chapter 16: Revision Surgery with Soft-Tissue Deficiency: The Role of Muscle Transfer and Grafting
Chapter 17: SLAP Repairs of the Shoulder: Indications and Technical Considerations
Chapter 18: Biceps Tenodesis: Arthroscopic Considerations and Fixation Options
Chapter 19: Open Biceps Subpectoral Tenodesis: Operative Tips to Safely Restore Function and Cosmesis
Chapter 20: The Significant Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear: Repair In Situ Versus Completion with Repair Techniques
Chapter 21: The “Simple” Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear: Technical Considerations for Single- and Double-Row Repair
Chapter 22: Arthroscopic Repair of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Anatomic Considerations, Releases, and Mobilization Techniques
Chapter 23: The Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tear: Muscle Transfer Techniques for Augmentation
Chapter 24: The Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tear: Patches and Augmentation Devices
Chapter 25: Tears of the Subscapularis: Recognition and Treatment
Chapter 26: Tears of the Pectoralis Major: Repair and Augmentation Options
Chapter 27: Arthroscopic Distal Clavicle Resection: Optimizing Technique
Chapter 28: Management of Os Acromiale
Chapter 29: Acromioclavicular Joint Repair and Reconstruction: Anatomic Considerations and Technical Tips
Chapter 30: Sternoclavicular Joint Reconstruction for Anterior and Posterior Sternoclavicular Joint Instability
Chapter 31: Arthroscopic Capsular Release for the Management of Adhesive Capsulitis
Chapter 32: Arthroscopic Management of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: Nonarthroplasty Options for Joint Preservation
Chapter 33: Glenohumeral Resurfacing
Chapter 34: Humeral Head Resurfacing/Replacement: Applications and Keys to Optimal Outcomes
Chapter 35: Shoulder Arthroplasty: Advances and Controversies in Design Rationale
Chapter 36: “Uncomplicated” Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Technical Pearls for Exposure, Preparation, and Insertion
Chapter 37: The Difficult Glenoid in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Reaming and Bone Grafting Techniques to Ensure Long-Term Stability
Chapter 38: Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy
Chapter 39: Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty for Wear or Loosening
Chapter 40: The Infected Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: One- and Two-Stage Revisions
Chapter 41: Revision Total Shoulder Arthroplasty to Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Chapter 42: Management of Prosthetic Instability After Shoulder Arthroplasty
Chapter 43: Options for Failed Prosthetic Arthroplasty: Resection and Arthrodesis
Chapter 44: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Three- and Four-Part Fractures: Plating Techniques
Chapter 45: Open Treatment and Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures: Intramedullary Fixation
Chapter 46: Hemiarthroplasty for Proximal Humerus Fractures: Keys to Relieve Pain and Restore Function
Chapter 47: Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Proximal Humerus Fractures: Indications, Limits, and Technique
Chapter 48: Proximal Humerus Nonunion: Nonprosthetic Treatment Options
Chapter 49: Humeral Hemiarthroplasty: Technical Considerations for Nonunion and Malunion
Chapter 50: Management of Periprosthetic Fractures of the Humerus
Chapter 51: Midshaft Clavicular Fractures: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
Chapter 52: Intramedullary Fixation of Middle Third Clavicle Fracture
Chapter 53: Distal Third Clavicular Fracture with Acromioclavicular Separation: Options for Treatment
Chapter 54: Glenoid Fractures: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Through the Anterior Approach
Chapter 55: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Glenoid Fractures: Posterior Approach
Chapter 56: Scapular Body Fractures: Indications and Technical Considerations
Chapter 57: The Floating Shoulder: Treatment Goals and Operative Description
Chapter 58: Pectoralis Major Transfer for Scapular Winging due to Long Thoracic Nerve Palsy
Chapter 59: Rhomboid and Levator Transfer for Trapezius Palsy (Eden-Lange Procedure)
Chapter 60: Scapulothoracic Fusion
Chapter 61: Glenohumeral Arthrodesis
Chapter 62: The Next Edition: The Future of Shoulder Reconstruction