Shoulder Repair W. Benjamin Kibler, Craig D. Morgan, and Jeffrey S. Abrams Discuss the evaluation, treatment, and management of clavicular fractures; Summarize the surgical techniques used in treating rotator injuries; Evaluate the treatment plan for postsurgical patients; Discuss the tests used in evaluating patients with subscapularis tears; and Describe the arthroscopic techniques used in evaluating rotator cuff injuries.

 

Tibial Fractures Jeffrey O. Anglen and Mark Reilly Choose between intramedullary (IM) nailing and plate fixation in managing tibial shaft fractures; Avoid complications in high-energy distal tibia fractures; Employ a stage protocol in managing high-energy distal tibia fractures; Recognize appropriate indications for treating tibia non-unions; and Perform osteotomies designed to treat various tibial non-unions. 

 

Advances in Spinal Surgery Howard L. Rosner, Christopher J. Zarembinski, and Avrom Gart Identify components of disc pain and anatomic generators of spinal pain; Select diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic procedures for lumbar disc pain; Recognize indications for spinal cord stimulation; Explain how functional anesthetic discography differs from provocative discography; and Incorporate new approaches for disc repair focusing on the center of the disc, including potential growth factors and gene therapies.

 

Foot and Ankle Surgery Stephen J. Pinney, Timothy R. Daniels, and Mark Glazebrook Evaluate forefoot pain in a patient with bunion; Identify forefoot abnormalities that cannot be changed with bunion surgery; Perform procedures involved in the surgical treatment of bunions; Diagnose and treat osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions of the talus; and Explain the pathophysiology of Achilles’ tendon disease.

 

Upper Extremity Update Robin R. Richards, James L. Mahoney, and Herbert von Schroeder Assess radial nerve palsy; Treat radial nerve palsy; Identify hand injuries characteristic of various sports; Provide non-operative and surgical treatment for sports-related hand injuries; and Evaluate and treat ulnar wrist pain.

  

Surgical Solutions for the Knee Kurt P. Spindler, John P. Fulkerson, Richard D. Parker, George A. Paletta, and Peter A. Indelicato Perform anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using bone-patellar-tendon-bone technique; Choose among the quadriceps tendon, Endo-Button, and 2-incision options for ACL reconstruction; Manage ACL injuries in the skeletally immature knee; Identify and treat capsular ligament injuries not requiring surgery; and Provide appropriate therapy for combined injuries of the ACL, posterior cruciate ligament; and medical cruciate ligaments.

 

Shoulder Arthroplasty Jon J.P. Warner, Evan L. Flatow, T. Bradley Edwards, James E. Tibone, and Felix H. Savoie Identify the indications and techniques for shoulder arthroplasty; Perform glenoid exposure; Avoid axillary nerve injury during total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA); Evaluate employing a fleck of bone and double-row suture repair in performing an osteotomy during TSA; and Revise failed surgery for shoulder instability.

 

Articular Cartilage: Current Concepts Nicholas A. Sgaglione, James H. Lubowitz, and Nicholas A. DiNubile Describe the current approach to articular cartilage defects in orthopaedic practice; Manage partial thickness articular cartilage defects; Implement microfracture in treating articular cartilage defects; Perform autologous chondrocyte implantation; and Explain rhe potential benefits of cartilage scaffolds in the restoration of bony defects and obtaining surface congruence.

 

Rotator Cuff Repair Timothy E. Foster, Sumant G. Krishnan, and Robert E. Hunter Diagnose partial-thickness rotator cuff tears and assess relationship to pain and function; Compare outcomes of surgical and nonsurgical repairs of partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff; Describe the anterior approach to arthroscopic repair of subscapularis tears; Recall surgical pearls about arthroscopic techniques for rotator cuff repair; and Identify irreparable tears of the rotator cuff and describe treatment options.