Sports Medicine: Just the Facts

Late treatment of lateral third nonunions usually com- prises excision of the distal fragment. The medial fragment must be stab ...

CHAPTER 46 • STERNOCLAVICULAR, CLAVICULAR, AND ACROMIOCLAVICULAR INJURIES 279 initially appeared to have minor injuries will hav ...

playing career when the injury can be treated opera- tively if the former player is still symptomatic. Type I and II injuries T ...

CHAPTER 47 • SHOULDER SUPERIOR LABRUM BICEPS AND PEC TEARS 281 Bjerneld H, Hovelius L, Thorling J: Acromio-clavicular separa- ti ...

Superior labral tears have been described, as shoulder arthroscopy experience has increased. Open surgery with the arthrotomy p ...

CHAPTER 47 • SHOULDER SUPERIOR LABRUM BICEPS AND PEC TEARS 283 SUPERIOR LABRAL PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS SLAP tears can be a source ...

The articular portion of the tendon as it exits the shoulder and enters the intertuberal groove may develop tendinosis due to r ...

CHAPTER 47 • SHOULDER SUPERIOR LABRUM BICEPS AND PEC TEARS 285 The impingement test is not specific, but can be sen- sitive to ...

press emphasize pectoralis contraction. As the shoul- ders extend posterior to the chest wall, significant eccentric stresses ar ...

CHAPTER 48 • THE THROWING SHOULDER 287 Abrams JS: Arthroscopic treatment of posterior instability, in Tibone JE, Savoie FH III, ...

The phases of throwing are summarized as follows: •Wind-up a. Readying phase b.Minimal shoulder stress Early cocking Late cocki ...

CHAPTER 48 • THE THROWING SHOULDER 289 Analysis of rotator cuff contact in throwing and non- throwing extremities, however, has ...

b.Repair is considered in those lesions greater than 50% of tendon thickness (normal 12– 16 mm). c. Debridement is in lower grad ...

CHAPTER 49 • ELBOW INSTABILITY 291 Reactive neuromuscular control: a. Reflexive muscular stabilization induced by sudden altera ...

the ulna articulates with the radial head (Netter, 1987). The ulnohumeral joint affords flexion and extension of the elbow, whi ...

CHAPTER 50 • ELBOW ARTICULAR LESIONS AND FRACTURES 293 Immobilization in a cast or splint for an unstable elbow is contraindica ...

PEDIATRIC FRACTURES RADIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION •Physicians evaluating pediatric elbow fractures must be familiar with normal develo ...

CHAPTER 50 • ELBOW ARTICULAR LESIONS AND FRACTURES 295 Volkmann’s contracture can be caused by brachial artery injury leading t ...

Operative treatment for displaced articular fractures aims for anatomic reduction and early motion to min- imize stiffness. Int ...

CHAPTER 51 • ELBOW TENDINOSIS 297 reattachment, bone grafting, drilling, and debride- ment. Operative techniques continue to evo ...