Main description:

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.

Contents:

General Part: Shoulder Arthroscopy: Struggles and Successes; OR-Set Up; Knot Tying Techniques; Arthroscopical Anatomy and Norm Variants; Arthroscopical Findings versus Preoperative MRI; Portals.- Special Part: Instability of the Glenohumeral Joint; Pathology of the Long Head of the Biceps; Rotator Cuff Pathology; Intraarticular Ganglion Cysts and Nerve Entrapment; Pathology of the Subacromial Space; AC-Joint Pathology; Arthroscopic Treatment of Primary and Secondary Frozen Shoulder; Management of Loose Bodies; Anterosuperior Impingement; Posterosuperior Impingement; Arthroscopic Osteosynthesis of Glenoid Fractures.