Shoulder arthroscopy and MRI techniques

Shoulder Arthroscopy and MRI Techniques is 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.

Shoulder arthroscopy: struggles and successes -- Positioning of the patient -- Instrumentation in shoulder arthroscopy -- Suture anchors -- Arthroscopic knot-tying techniques -- Surgical approaches -- Arthroscopic anatomy and normal variants -- MR imaging of the shoulder: basic introduction to MRI, what to look for and potential problems -- MRI in shoulder instability and SLAP lesions -- Arthroscopic repairs of instability: anterior, posterior, multidirectional, and microinstability repairs -- Posterior and posteroinferior instability -- Minor shoulder instabilities -- Pulley lesions -- Arthroscopic treatment of superior labral lesions -- Posterosuperior impingement -- MRI evaluation of the rotator cuff, acromioclavicular joint and bursa -- Impingement syndromes -- Arthroscopic subacromial decommpression -- Arthroscopic treatment of rotator cuff calcific tendinitis -- Arthroscopic treatment of significant bursal-sided and full-thickness rotator cuff tears -- Arthroscopic resection of the lateral clavicle -- Arthroscopic management of frozen shoulders -- Arthroscopic reconstruction of glenoid fractures.