Bringing together the top elbow surgeons from around the world, this contemporary, up-to-date text presents surgical tips and techniques for the most common elbow procedures. Because authorship will be limited to leaders in the field, the emphasis will be on practical tips and techniques that can readily be implemented in the clinical and surgical environment.
This text covers approximately 50 of the most common elbow surgical procedures, which are further subdivided into the following five categories: Trauma, Degenerative, Arthroscopy, Sports, and Neurologic. The focus of each chapter is on describing the precise clinical and surgical techniques used by the experts in each of these areas. Each chapter highlights a specific procedure and benefits from a consistent chapter approach: Description, Principles, Indications, Contraindications, Procedural Steps, Handling Difficulties, and Bailout and Salvage options.
Given theinternational representation of the editors and authors,
Tips and Techniques in Elbow Surgery will appeal to a very wide audience and will be of benefit to any surgeon who treats elbow injuries.
Table of Content
Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) for Radial Head and Neck Fractures.- Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) for Distal Humerus Fractures.- Total Elbow Arthroplasty (TEA) for Distal Humerus Fractures.- The Internal Elbow Joint Stabilizer.- Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) for Olecranon Fractures.- Treatment Options for Nonunion of the Olecranon.- Radial Head Replacement.- Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) for Capitellum Fractures.- Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) for Trochlear Fractures.- Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) for Coronoid Fractures.- External Fixation of the Elbow.- Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures.- Revision Total Elbow Arthroplasty (TEA) with Osseous Augmentation.- Interposition Arthroplasty of the Elbow.- Open Treatment of the Stiff Elbow.- Total Elbow Replacement.- Revision Total Elbow Replacement.- Radiocapitellar Replacement.- Hemiarthroplasty of the Elbow.- Arthroscopic Management of the Stiff Elbow.- Positioning and Portal Placement in Elbow Arthroscopy.- Basic Procedures in Elbow Arthroscopy.- Arthroscopic Management of Elbow Instability.- Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release.- Reconstruction of the Elbow Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL).- Dual Incision Distal Biceps Repair.- Single Incision Distal Biceps Repair.- Arthroscopic Osteochondral Grafting for Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD).- Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) for Olecranon Stress Fracture in Athletes.- Humeral Side Revision Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction.- Ulnar Side Revision Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction.- Failed Tennis Elbow Surgery Syndrome (FTESS).- Distal Biceps Tendon Endoscopy.- Distal Biceps Reconstruction with Allograft for Chronic Tears.- Open Tennis Elbow Surgery.- Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament (MUCL) Repair with Internal Brace Augmentation.- Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament (MUCL) Reconstruction Using the Docking Technique.- Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament (MUCL) Reconstruction Using the Anatomic Technique.- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation Surgery (OATS) for Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD).- Triceps Tendon Repair.- Endoscopic Distal Triceps Repair.- Open Excision of Posteromedial Olecranon Osteophyte in Throwing Athletes.- Flexor Pronator Repair.- Arthroscopic Management of Valgus Extension Overload.- Radial Nerve Decompression.- Ulnar Nerve Decompression.- Anterior Subcutaneous Ulnar Nerve Transposition.
About the author
Joshua S. Dines, MD, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
Prof. Dr. Roger van Riet, AZ Monica / Orthopedic Center Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Christopher L. Camp, MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Teruhisa Mihata, MD, Ph D, Director, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan