Complex and Revision Problems in Shoulder Surgery, 2d ed.RD557 2004-029976 0-7817-4658-2 Complex and revision problems in shoulder surgery, 2d ed. Title main entry. Ed. by Jon J.P. Warner et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [c]2005 669 p. $149.00 Thirty-four contributions explain the rationale of salvage techniques and present practical approaches outside the realm of standard treatments for difficult problems of the shoulder. Sections on instability, the stiff shoulder, rotator cuff tears Rotator cuff tears are problems of the rotator cuff muscles of the shoulder. One or more rotator cuff tendons may become inflamed from overuse, aging, a fall on an outstretched hand, or a collision. , fractures, and arthritic conditions offer detailed instructions illustrated with b & w photos and drawings for procedures dealing with lesions of the antero-superior rotator cuff rotator cuff n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. , alternatives to hemiarthroplasty for proximal-humeral fractures, nonunion nonunion /non·union/ (non-un´yun) failure of the ends of a fractured bone to unite. non·un·ion n. The failure of a fractured bone to heal normally. of the clavicle clavicle /clav·i·cle/ (klav´i-k'l) collar bone; a bone, curved like the letter f, that articulates with the sternum and scapula, forming the anterior portion of the shoulder girdle on either side. , and surgical conditions of bony deficiency in total shoulder arthroplasty. |
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