Any surgical intervention has potential risks and complications. Some complications are avoidable and some are not. Arthrofibrosis or stiffness may take place in the best of hands, and infection may surface postoperatively even in the most sterile operating room. How one deals with complications truly tests the skill of the surgeon. Keeping calm and focussed on the issues in the midst of an intraoperative complication will be facilitated by having an algorithmic approach.
Complications in Knee and Shoulder Surgery is designed as a reference tool and a roadmap for the sports medicine orthopedist to minimize complications in knee and shoulder surgery. By understanding the functional anatomy at risk, proper surgical set up, proper equipment, and proper patient selection, a preventative approach to complications can be instituted.
The authors of these chapters are leaders in orthopedic sports medicine and reveal their techniques for dealing with intraoperative complications, increasing the surgeon’s awareness of potential complications and providing advice to avoid and treat these problems effectively and rapidly should they arise.
Author(s): Trong B. Nguyen, Peter R. Kurzweil (auth.), Robert J. Meislin, Jeffrey Halbrecht (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 280
Tags: Orthopedics; Surgical Orthopedics; Sports Medicine; Surgery
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Avoiding and Managing Complications in Meniscus Repair....Pages 1-18
Avoiding and Managing Complications in Meniscus Transplantation....Pages 19-36
Avoiding and Managing Complications in Cartilage Restoration Surgery....Pages 37-51
Avoiding and Managing Complications in ACL Reconstruction....Pages 53-74
Avoiding and Managing Complications in PCL Reconstruction....Pages 75-90
Avoiding and Managing Complications of Collateral Ligament Surgery of the Knee....Pages 91-114
Avoiding and Managing Complications in Osteotomies of the Knee....Pages 115-132
Avoiding and Managing Complications in Patella Surgery....Pages 133-163
Avoiding and Managing Complications Associated with Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: Miscellaneous Knee Conditions....Pages 165-173
Avoiding and Managing Complications in Shoulder Labral Repair....Pages 175-187
Avoiding and Managing Complications for Shoulder Superior Labrum (SLAP) Repair....Pages 189-205
Avoiding and Managing Complications of Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis....Pages 207-223
Avoiding and Managing Complications of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair....Pages 225-244
Avoiding and Managing Complications of Surgery of the Acromioclavicular Joint....Pages 245-264
Complications of Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: Miscellaneous Shoulder Conditions....Pages 265-272
Back Matter....Pages 273-280
