Continuing the tradition of Operative Arthroscopy  being the most comprehensive and authoritative reference in orthopaedic sports medicine, the latest, 4th edition was completely revised.  Basic science has been reduced to the essentials and chapters on history and ethics have been completely removed.

The reader will find chapter after chapter of clear, step-by-step instruction, provided by world-renowned experts on a wide variety of minimally invasive procedures covering the knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, foot, and ankle. In other words, all the procedures performed by orthopaedic sports medicine specialists.

FEATURES

• Over 1,600 illustrations complement the step-by-step procedures in the text
• World-renowned experts describe the latest instrumentation and techniques and detail proven minimally invasive procedures

About the Author

Rev. Dr. Don Johnson is a Makah Indian from Neah Bay, Washington. He served as a pastor in his hometown upon graduation from Concordia Seminary, Springfield, Illinois in 1973 and eventually was elected to the Makah Tribal council until 1993 when he moved to Maplewood, Minnesota to finish his doctorate and to begin work with the Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots U.S. He currently resides with his wife Mary and son Chris in Maplewood. He is the executive director of Lutheran Indian Ministry headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Contents

۱ Arthroscopic Setup: Approaches and Tips for Success
۲ Arthroscopic Shoulder Evaluation: Normal Anatomy and How to Thoroughly EvaluateIt
۳ Acromioclavicular Separations: Soft Tissue (Weaver-Dunn or Allograft) Techniques
۴ Acromioclavicular Separations: Arthroscopic Reconstruction of the Acromioclavicular Joint
۵ Arthroscopy of the AC Joint: Two and Three Portal Approaches
۶ Subacromial Decompresion: Lateral and Posterior (Cutting Block) Approach
۷ The Treatment of the Symptomatic Os Acromiale
۸ Partial Rotator Cuff Tears: Treatment Options
۹ Arthroscopic Cuff Repair: Single-Row Options
۱۰ Arthroscopic Cuff Repair: Double-Row Options
۱۱ Massive Cuff Repairs: A Rational Approach to Repairs
۱۲ Anthroscopic Cuff Repair: Tissue Graft Applications
۱۳ Arthroscopic Subscapularis Tendon Repair
۱۴ Labral (Including SLAP) Lesions: Classification and Repair Techniques
۱۵ Biceps Instability and Tendinitis
۱۶ Anterior Shoulder Instability: Suture Anchor
۱۷ Anterior Shoulder Instability: Suture Plication
۱۸ Multidirectional and Posterior Shoulder Instability
۱۹ HAGL Lesions: Diagnosis and Repair
۲۰ Arthroscopic Approach to the Throwing Athlete
۲۱ Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Fractures
۲۲ Arthroscopic Treatment of Anterior Glenoid Bone Loss: Latarjet Techniques
۲۳ The Stiff Shoulder: Planning and Treatment Options
۲۴ Arthroscopic Aproach to Glenohumeral Arthritis
۲۵ Calcific Tendinitis
۲۶ Scapulothoracic Endoscopy and the Snapping Scapula
۲۷ Arthroscopic Suprascapular Nerve Release
۲۸ Periarticular Ganglion Cysts of the Shoulder
۲۹ Clavicle Fractures
۳۰ Arthroscopic Knot Tying

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۶۱ Surgical Management of Patellar Instability
۶۲ Indications and Technique for MPFL Reconstruction
۶۳ Clinical Approach to Articular Cartilage Pathology
۶۴ Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee and Articular Cartilage Fractures
۶۵ Chondral Injuries in the Knee
۶۶ Revision Procedures and Complex Articular Cartilage Surgery
۶۷ Arthroscopic Treatment of Degenerative Arthritis of the Knee
۶۸ Complex Approaches to the Diffuse Arthritic Knee: Including Corrective Osteotomy and Prosthetic Resurfacing
۶۹ Evolving Concepts in Tunnel Placement for ACL Reconstruction
۷۰ Two
۷۱ Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction
۷۲ All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Graft-Link
۷۳ All-Inside Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
۷۴ Arthroscopic PCL Reconstruction: Transtibial and Arthroscopic Inlay Techniques
۷۵ PCL Reconstruction Using the Tibial Inlay Technique
۷۶ Opening Wedge Tibial Osteotomy
۷۷ Combined Ligament Injuries of the Knee: Anterior Cruciate Ligament/Posterolateral Comer and Medial Cobteral Ligament/Posterior Cruciate Ligament: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Rehabilitation
۷۸ The Dislocated Knee
۷۹ Revision ACL and PCL Reconstruction
۸۰ Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Pediatric Patient
۸۱ Arthroscopic Approaches to Arthrofibrosis
۸۲ Arthroscopic Approaches to Synovial Pathology
۸۳ Complications of Knee Arthroscopy
۸۴ Arthroscopic Management of Fractures Around the Knee
۸۵ Topographic and Arthroscopic Anatomy of the Ankle
۸۶ Ankle Arthroscopy: Setup and Complications
۸۷ Subtalar Arthroscopy
۸۸ Periarticular Endoscopy
۸۹ Soft Tissue and Bony Impingement
۹۰ Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Dome: Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
۹۱ Arthroscopy and Management of Ankle Fractures
۹۲ The Role of Arthroscopy in the Treatment of Chronic Ankle Instability
۹۳ Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis
۹۴ Arthroscopic Subtalar Arthrodesis