By
David Dines, MD, Clinical Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Great Neck, NY; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Gerald Williams, MD, Professor and Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Penn Presbytarian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Cato Laurencin, MD, PhD, University Professor, Lillian T. Pratt Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
Description
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.
Included in series
Arthritis and Arthroplasty
Audience:
Orthopedics
