Arthritis and Arthroplasty: The Shoulder

Arthritis and Arthroplasty: The Shoulder

The Shoulder―a volume in the new Arthritis and Arthroplasty series―offers expert guidance on everything from patient selection and pre-operative planning to surgical approaches and techniques. Clear, evidence-based coverage details which technology and methodology used for total shoulder arthroplasty, reconstruction or revision is best for each patient. Access discussions of debates on total shoulder arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty; resurfacing, glenoid bone loss, infection, revision shoulder arthroplasty and more. Explore alternatives to total shoulder arthroplasty in younger arthritic patients and view expertly narrated video demonstrations of surgical techniques. In addition to providing practical, pragmatic advice in a concise, readable format, this Expert Consult title offers the full text of the book, as well as links to PubMed and periodic content updates, online at expertconsult.com.

• Access the full text of the book―as well as links to PubMed and periodic content updates on outcome data, component materials, and surgical techniques―online at expertconsult.com.
• Features procedural videos―narrated by experts―on the included DVD so you can see how to perform particular techniques.
• Covers reverse shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA), glenoid loosening, soft tissue failure and other hot topics to keep you abreast of the latest developments in the specialty.
• Provides evidence-based, clinically focused guidance on patient selection, pre-operative planning, technical considerations, disease specific options, the management and avoidance of complications, salvage and revision strategies, rehabilitation and more.
• Discusses variations in technique, including soft tissue releases and glenoid exposure, bone grafts, resurfacing or more radical removal of bone, and minimally invasive technique where the exposure is more limited so you can choose which is most effective for each patient.
• Explores alternatives to total shoulder arthropalsty in younger arthritic patients, including partial surface replacements, humeral head resurfacing, hemiarthroplasty, interpositional arthroplasty.
• Includes a review page in every chapter for quick reference to pearls and pitfalls for each topic.
• Presents photographs and interpretive drawings of surgical techniques in full color to bring out intraoperative details as they appear in the operating room.