As educators, our most formidable challenge is to teach proper decision making and the techniques required to succeed in the operating room setting. As students, we are continuously pressured to compress the learning experience outside of the operating room into efficient and digestible bits of information. We all recognize the importance of having access to accurate, timely, and concise tools to supplement our knowledge base. The emergence of digital content has positively influenced our access to up-to-date information, yet falls way short of the tangible benefits derived from a manageable textbook that remains comprehensive yet not overwhelming. Simply “reading” about surgical procedures seems somewhat at odds with “doing” a series of steps that require dexterity and skill. More importantly, the act of physical repetition is what seems to propel us along the typically steep learning curve, especially when it involves the arthroscope.
Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine was developed with these principles in mind. The principle objective of this textbook was to maximize its value by remaining thorough in the breadth of open and arthroscopic procedures covered, yet extraordinarily concise in specific content. Authors have uniformly adhered to a template that we believe will optimize an efficient learning experience that is graphically consistent, simple, and descriptive. To this end, each chapter is crafted with a brief introduction, a thumbnail of only the most relevant pre- and postoperative considerations, a thorough and graphically supported step-by-step explicit description of the procedure, and a table with the most up-to-date results related to that specific procedure. Simply stated, it is exactly what you need to know prior to entering the operating room.
It is nearly impossible to cover every joint in a single-volume textbook. While the term “sports medicine” has broad-reaching connotations, the vast majority of the surgical armamentarium required of the orthopaedic surgeon who practices sports medicine and arthroscopy involve the shoulder, elbow, and knee. Thus, Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine intentionally limits the number of joints to those most commonly seen and treated, but covers them comprehensively without exception. Most importantly, the content is provided by authors who have largely developed and popularized the exact procedure discussed.
Part 1, The Shoulder, covers the general technical aspects of shoulder arthroscopy, including patient positioning, arthroscopic portal placement, and the instrumentation and specific steps required to pass sutures and tie knots. Then the fun begins. Because there are so many different techniques performed to address the same pathology, we include more than a dozen chapters describing the treatment of shoulder instability, including the management of bone loss with allografts and coracoid transfer. Similarly, the management of rotator cuff pathology is addressed by no less than six graphic chapters, including the role and techniques for tendon transfer. Finally, The Shoulder is complemented by chapters that address the treatment of the most common entities, including SLAP tears, shoulder stiffness, AC joint instability, biceps tendon tears and instability, and glenohumeral arthritis. Part 1 is a stand-alone compendium of the treatment of virtually every clinical problem seen by the shoulder surgeon.
Part 2, The Elbow, is also comprehensive in that it includes the requisite steps required to perform elbow arthroscopy, such as patient positioning, portal placement, and a review of normal arthroscopic anatomy. In addition to providing excellent chapters on the most common conditions that we treat arthroscopically (e.g., osteochondritis dissecans, stiffness, synovitis, athritis, and lateral epicondylitis), it is unique in that it contains an entire section on the most important open elbow procedures. Surgeons who treat athletes with ulnar and lateral collateral ligament disruption, elbow stiffness, biceps tendon tears, and epicondylitis will recognize that the section on open procedures of the elbow is thorough and completely up-to-date with surgical principles and techniques.
Part 3, The Knee, is another virtual compendium that includes the complete management of any knee-related pathology. For example, management of meniscus-related issues has led to the development of multiple techniques to excise, repair, and replace the meniscal-deficient knee. Seven chapters thoroughly review all of these techniques. Articular cartilage, the subject of stand-alone textbooks, is completely covered with the management of virtually every problem that involves cartilage and bone short of arthroplasty. Ten chapters are provided to enable the reader to perform any cartilage repair procedure in addition to realignment osteotomy. One of the most exciting sections is the management of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments. This section includes single- and double-bundle techniques written by the surgeons who have popularized these procedures. Finally, including the management of the multiligament injured knee, arthrofibrosis, and the patellofemoral joint completes a text that leaves the reader with little need to turn to any other resource.
Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine is the product of more than two years of hard work by its contributors. These authors are frequently asked to further the education of others, yet never seem to wane in their enthusiasm and completeness. It is an honor to work with the contributors of this textbook, and the readers will appreciate the highly edited and consistent style that completely eliminates the noise of unnecessary information.
We would like to also thank our families, who once again have created an environment where a labor of love can result in something invaluable for our students and, more importantly, for our patients. Specifically, Dr. Cole would like to thank Emily, Ethan, Adam, and Ava for their willingness to occasionally forego a late-night story so daddy can stay awake to edit these chapters. Dr. Sekiya would like to thank his wife Jennie for her never-ending support and understanding and their son Kimo. We would like to thank our co-editors for helping complete the final details of this task, Dr. Andreas Gomoll and Dr. Jeffrey Rihn. Their diligence has definitively kept this project on time and even ahead of schedule. Finally, we would thank the Publishing Director at Elsevier, Kim Murphy, for governing the entire process until the book was released. So, read this text and prepare to challenge your mentors. Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine will allow you to do just that.
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Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine was developed with these principles in mind. The principle objective of this textbook was to maximize its value by remaining thorough in the breadth of open and arthroscopic procedures covered, yet extraordinarily concise in specific content. Authors have uniformly adhered to a template that we believe will optimize an efficient learning experience that is graphically consistent, simple, and descriptive. To this end, each chapter is crafted with a brief introduction, a thumbnail of only the most relevant pre- and postoperative considerations, a thorough and graphically supported step-by-step explicit description of the procedure, and a table with the most up-to-date results related to that specific procedure. Simply stated, it is exactly what you need to know prior to entering the operating room.
Part 1, The Shoulder, covers the general technical aspects of shoulder arthroscopy, including patient positioning, arthroscopic portal placement, and the instrumentation and specific steps required to pass sutures and tie knots. Then the fun begins. Because there are so many different techniques performed to address the same pathology, we include more than a dozen chapters describing the treatment of shoulder instability, including the management of bone loss with allografts and coracoid transfer. Similarly, the management of rotator cuff pathology is addressed by no less than six graphic chapters, including the role and techniques for tendon transfer. Finally, The Shoulder is complemented by chapters that address the treatment of the most common entities, including SLAP tears, shoulder stiffness, AC joint instability, biceps tendon tears and instability, and glenohumeral arthritis. Part 1 is a stand-alone compendium of the treatment of virtually every clinical problem seen by the shoulder surgeon.
Part 2, The Elbow, is also comprehensive in that it includes the requisite steps required to perform elbow arthroscopy, such as patient positioning, portal placement, and a review of normal arthroscopic anatomy. In addition to providing excellent chapters on the most common conditions that we treat arthroscopically (e.g., osteochondritis dissecans, stiffness, synovitis, athritis, and lateral epicondylitis), it is unique in that it contains an entire section on the most important open elbow procedures. Surgeons who treat athletes with ulnar and lateral collateral ligament disruption, elbow stiffness, biceps tendon tears, and epicondylitis will recognize that the section on open procedures of the elbow is thorough and completely up-to-date with surgical principles and techniques.
Part 3, The Knee, is another virtual compendium that includes the complete management of any knee-related pathology. For example, management of meniscus-related issues has led to the development of multiple techniques to excise, repair, and replace the meniscal-deficient knee. Seven chapters thoroughly review all of these techniques. Articular cartilage, the subject of stand-alone textbooks, is completely covered with the management of virtually every problem that involves cartilage and bone short of arthroplasty. Ten chapters are provided to enable the reader to perform any cartilage repair procedure in addition to realignment osteotomy. One of the most exciting sections is the management of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments. This section includes single- and double-bundle techniques written by the surgeons who have popularized these procedures. Finally, including the management of the multiligament injured knee, arthrofibrosis, and the patellofemoral joint completes a text that leaves the reader with little need to turn to any other resource.
Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine is the product of more than two years of hard work by its contributors. These authors are frequently asked to further the education of others, yet never seem to wane in their enthusiasm and completeness. It is an honor to work with the contributors of this textbook, and the readers will appreciate the highly edited and consistent style that completely eliminates the noise of unnecessary information.
We would like to also thank our families, who once again have created an environment where a labor of love can result in something invaluable for our students and, more importantly, for our patients. Specifically, Dr. Cole would like to thank Emily, Ethan, Adam, and Ava for their willingness to occasionally forego a late-night story so daddy can stay awake to edit these chapters. Dr. Sekiya would like to thank his wife Jennie for her never-ending support and understanding and their son Kimo. We would like to thank our co-editors for helping complete the final details of this task, Dr. Andreas Gomoll and Dr. Jeffrey Rihn. Their diligence has definitively kept this project on time and even ahead of schedule. Finally, we would thank the Publishing Director at Elsevier, Kim Murphy, for governing the entire process until the book was released. So, read this text and prepare to challenge your mentors. Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine will allow you to do just that.
Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA and Jon K. Sekiya, MD, MC, USNR
Product Details
- Hardcover: 816 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; Har/DVD edition (February 4, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416034471
- ISBN-13: 978-1416034476
- Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.6 inches