Massive Rotator Cuff Tears Diagnosis and Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gulotta, Lawrence V. (Editor), Craig, Edward V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation.; Sports medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Sports Medicine.

Presenting a logical, comprehensive approach to the patient with a massive rotator cuff tear, this book begins with the pathoanatomy and diagnostic work-up for this common injury, including imaging. Both non-operative and operative treatment options for massive tears follow, including arthroscopy, t...

Table of Contents:

• Pathophysiology of Rotator Cuff Tears.- History and Physical Exam
• Imaging of the Rotator Cuff.- Non-Operative Management: Natural History, Medications and Injections.- Arthroscopic Treatment
• Biologics and Patches
• Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfer
• Pectoralis Major Tendon Transfer.- Hemiarthroplasty
• Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
• Treatment Algorithm for Patients with Massive Rotator Cuff Tears.