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Rockwood and Matsen's The Shoulder, 6th Edition

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Edited by Frederick A. Matsen, MD, Frank A. Cordasco, MD, MS, John W. Sperling, MD and Steven B. Lippitt, MD
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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® with "Essential Purchase" designation in Orthopedics**

For 30 years, Rockwood and Matsen’s The Shoulder has been the definitive leading reference for the evaluation and management of shoulder disorders. The 6th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with close oversight by world-renowned shoulder surgeon senior editor Frederick A. Matsen III along with co-editors Frank A. Cordasco, John W. Sperling and expert contributing authors from around the world. This comprehensive volume reflects current knowledge and pioneering techniques in its extensively revised and updated text, illustrations, and procedural videos, and features new Opinion Editorials and a new, easy-to-follow organization and layout. Shoulder surgeons of all levels, as well as residents, students, therapists, and basic scientists, will benefit from this must-have reference on all aspects of the shoulder.
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9780323698368
Publication Date :
10-08-2021
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Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery
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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® with "Essential Purchase" designation in Orthopedics**

For 30 years, Rockwood and Matsen’s The Shoulder has been the definitive leading reference for the evaluation and management of shoulder disorders. The 6th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with close oversight by world-renowned shoulder surgeon senior editor Frederick A. Matsen III along with co-editors Frank A. Cordasco, John W. Sperling and expert contributing authors from around the world. This comprehensive volume reflects current knowledge and pioneering techniques in its extensively revised and updated text, illustrations, and procedural videos, and features new Opinion Editorials and a new, easy-to-follow organization and layout. Shoulder surgeons of all levels, as well as residents, students, therapists, and basic scientists, will benefit from this must-have reference on all aspects of the shoulder.

Key Features
  • Provides how-to guidance on the full range of both tried-and-true and recent surgical techniques, including both current arthroscopic methods and the latest approaches in arthroplasty
  • Presents content in a new, easy-to-digest format with a restructured table of contents and an updated chapter layout for faster, more intuitive navigation
  • Features 17 new Opinion Editorial chapters authored by key international thought leaders in shoulder and upper limb orthopaedics who were given free rein to discuss a topic of great personal importance. Sample topics include Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty: Tips to Facilitate Component Removal and Reconstruction and Use and Abuse of the Latarjet Procedure
  • Contains new and updated content on instability repair, cuff repair, fracture management, and infection and outcome assessment, as well as greatly expanded coverage of arthroscopy
  • Includes more than 60 updated video clips that provide step-by-step guidance on key procedures, as well as 2,200 full-color illustrations, x-rays, scans, and intraoperative photographs
  • Offers scientifically based coverage of shoulder function and dysfunction to aid in the decision-making process
  • Extends viewpoints on different procedures with expert opinions from international authorities, including dissenting and alternative views
  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

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Edited by Frederick A. Matsen, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; Frank A. Cordasco, MD, MS, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; Attending Surgeon, Sports Medicine Institute; Senior Scientist, Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, USA; John W. Sperling, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA and Steven B. Lippitt, MD, Northeast Ohio Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH
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ISBN Number 9780323698368
Description Author List Edited by Frederick A. Matsen, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; Frank A. Cordasco, MD, MS, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; Attending Surgeon, Sports Medicine Institute; Senior Scientist, Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, USA; John W. Sperling, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA and Steven B. Lippitt, MD, Northeast Ohio Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH
Copyright Year 2022
Edition Number 6
Format Book
Trim 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875")
Imprint Elsevier
Page Count 1108
Publication Date 10 Aug 2021
Stock Status Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery

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PART I. Introduction
1. Opinion Editorial — What Should Be Our Teaching Legacy

PART II. Anatomy and Evaluation
2. Developmental Anatomy
3. Gross Anatomy of the Shoulder
4. Clinical Evaluation of Shoulder Problems
5. Radiographic Evaluation of Shoulder Problems

PART III. Shoulder Conditions in Children
6. Shoulder Conditions in Children

PART IV. Shoulder Problems of Athletes
7. Throwing Athletes
8. Nonthrowing Athletes
9. Arthroscopic Surgery for Biceps-Labral Complex Disease
10. Tendon Tears in Athletes: Pectoralis Major, and Latissimus Dorsi and Teres Major

PART V. Shoulder Arthroscopy
11. Opinion Editorial — The Development of Shoulder Arthroscopy: Achieving a Paradigm Shift in Orthopedic Surgery

PART VI. Tumors of the Shoulder
12. Tumors and Related Conditions

PART VII. Fractures of the Scapula, Clavicle, and Humerus
Section A. Fractures
13. Fractures of the Scapula
14. Fractures of the Clavicle
15. Fractures of the Proximal Humerus
Section B. Expert Commentary
16. Opinion Editorial — Fractures of the Proximal Humerus

PART VIII: Shoulder Stiffness
17. General Principles of Shoulder Stiffness
18. Primary Idiopathic Shoulder Stiffness: Frozen Shoulder
19. Acquired Shoulder Stiffness

PART IX: Acromioclavicular and Sternoclavicular Joint Condition
Section A. Disorders of the Acromioclavicular Joint
20. Relevant Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Classification of AC Joint Disorders
21. Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation/Evaluation, Imaging, and Nonoperative Management of AC Joint Disorders (Atraumatic and Traumatic)
22. Open Management of Atraumatic and Traumatic Disorders of the AC Joint: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes
23. Arthroscopic and Arthroscopic-Assisted Management of Atraumatic and Traumatic Disorders of the AC Joint: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes
24. Complications Associated with Nonoperative and Operative Management
Section B. Disorders of the Sternoclavicular Joint
25. Relevant Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Classification of SC Joint Disorders
26. Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation/Evaluation, Imaging, and Nonoperative Management of SC Joint Disorders (Atraumatic and Traumatic)
27. Open Management of Atraumatic Disorders of the SC Joint: Indications, Techniques, Outcomes, and Complications
28. Arthroscopic and Arthroscopic-Assisted Management of Atraumatic Disorders of the SC Joint: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes
29. Open Management of Traumatic Disorders of the SC Joint: Indications, Techniques, Outcomes, and Complications

PART X. Glenohumeral Instabilit
Section A. Anterior Instability
30. Anterior Instability — Epidemiology, History, PE, Imaging and Nonoperative Treatment
31. Anterior Instability — Arthroscopic Surgery and Outcomes
32. Anterior Instability — Open Surgery: Primary and Revision with Outcomes
33. Anterior Instability — Bone Augmentation Surgery: Primary and Revision with Outcomes
Section B. Posterior Instability
34. Posterior Instability — Epidemiology, History, Physical Examination, Imaging, and Nonoperative Treatment
35. Posterior Instability — Operative Technique and Surgical Outcomes
36. Posterior Instability — Open and Bone Augmentation Surgery
Section C. Multidirectional Instability
37. Multidirectional Instability — Epidemiology, History, Physical Examination, Imaging, and Nonoperative Treatment
38. Multidirectional Instability — Arthroscopic Treatment and Outcomes
39. Multidirectional Instability — Open Inferior Capsular Shift
40. Multidirectional Instability — Rehabilitation and Return to Sport
Section D. Expert Commentary
41. Opinion Editorial — Concavity Compression
42. Opinion Editorial — Glenohumeral Instability in the Young Patient
43. Opinion Editorial — First-Time Shoulder Dislocation: My Approach
44. Opinion Editorial — Use and Abuse of the Latarjet Procedure
45. Opinion Editorial — Soft Tissue Bankart: Still the Gold Standard to Me

PART XI: Sepsis
46. Sepsis Background
47. Molecular Mechanisms and Pathogenesis of Shoulder Sepsis
48. Clinical Management of Shoulder Sepsis

PART XII: Shoulder Ultrasound
49. The 13-Point Shoulder Examination

PART XIII. Rotator Cuff Lesions
Section A. The Rotator Cuff
50. Structure and Function of the Rotator Cuff
51. Epidemiology and Natural History of Rotator Cuff Disease
52. Evaluation of Rotator Cuff Pathology: History, Examination, and Imaging
53. Nonoperative Management of Rotator Cuff Disease
54. Rotator Cuff Repair: Tear Classification, Operative Techniques and Outcomes
55. Rehabilitation After Rotator Cuff Repair
56. Approach to the Irreparable Cuff Tear and Failed Cuff Repair
Section B. Expert Commentary
57. Opinion Editorial — Lessons Learned Treating Patients with Failed Rotator Cuff Repairs

PART XIV: Nerve Problems About the Shoulder
Section A. Nerve Problems
58. Nerve Problems Related to the Shoulder
Section B. Expert Commentary
59. Opinion Editorial — Paralysis and Nerve Injuries Around the Shoulder

PART XV: Glenohumeral Arthritis
Section A. Arthritis
60. Evaluation and Management of Glenohumeral Arthritis
61. The Role of Arthroscopy in the Evaluation and Management of Glenohumeral Arthritis
Section B. Expert Commentary
62. Opinion Editorial — Defining the Ideal Indications and Surgical Technique for an Anatomic TSA for Primary Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder
63. Opinion Editorial — Reconstructing the Glenoid in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
64. Opinion Editorial — Bone Grafts in Shoulder Arthroplasty: What Is Their Role
65. Opinion Editorial — Trials and Tribulations of Bringing the Reverse to the United States
66. Opinion Editorial — Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty: Tips to Facilitate Component Removal and Reconstruction

PART XVI: Occupational Shoulder Problems
67. Occupational Shoulder Problems

PART XVII: Assessing the Effectiveness of Treatment
68. Assessing the Effectiveness of Treatment

PART XVIII. Concluding Remarks
69. Opinion Editorial — A Framework for Innovation in Shoulder Surgery
70. Opinion Editorial — Treating Patients with Shoulder Problems: Technique vs. Technology

"This book has been and should be the cornerstone of every academic and institutional library that hosts surgeons and clinicians who perform shoulder surgery. It should serve the same foundational role for every surgeon who performs shoulder surgery. The updates provided in the sixth edition give it a bit more of an international flair and secure it as THE global go-to reference book for shoulder surgery." --©Doody’s Review Service, 2022, Mark R Hutchinson, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 4 Stars!
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