Overview

This highly illustrated text highlights latest best practice in the management of rotator cuff and associated pathologies. It includes comprehensive basic science and clinical chapters authored by some of the world's most experienced and expert shoulder surgeons. Provides a comprehensive overview of the pathophysiology of rotator cuff disease at an appropriate level for non-specialist orthopedists, sports medicine physicians and physical therapists. Offers timely, reader-friendly and practical methods for the diagnosis and treatment of rotator cuff disorders, and advice on areas of debate within the field, e.g. the use of Platelet rich plasma in tendon healing. International contributor list primarily from North America and Europe includes some of the most respected and accomplished shoulder surgeons in the world, thereby ensuring the book reflects global best practice. Chapters written to template to ensure consistency of approach and readability.

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Author:   Nicola Maffulli ,  John P Furia
Publisher:   JP Medical Ltd
Imprint:   JP Medical Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.930kg
ISBN:  

9781907816086

ISBN 10:   1907816089
Pages:   185
Publication Date:   11 April 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Rotator cuff: anatomy and embryology                                                Chapter 2 Surgical anatomy and rotator cuff tear pattern                                      Chapter 3 Why does the rotator cuff fail? The pathophysiology of rotator cuff disease                                                                                               Chapter 4 Epidemiology and genetic basis of rotator cuff pathology                    Chapter 5 Rotator cuff biomechanics                                                                   Chapter 6 Examination of the shoulder for rotator cuff disease                             Chapter 7 Imaging of the rotator cuff                                                                   Chapter 8 Partial rotator cuff tears                                                                       Chapter 9 The overhead athlete                                                                           Chapter 10 SLAP lesions and tendinopathy of the long head of biceps                   Chapter 11 Full-thickness rotator cuff tears                                                            Chapter 12 Subscapularis tears                                                                             Chapter 13 Rotator cuff arthropathy and glenohumeral arthritis: prevention and treatment                                                                                            Chapter 14 Single-row versus double-row rotator cuff repair                                     Chapter 15 Growth factors and tendon healing                                                           Chapter 16 Rotator cuff orthobiologics                                                                                          Chapter 17 Augmentation of massive rotator cuff tears                                                       Chapter 18 Platelet-rich plasma: does it help tendon healing?                                          Chapter 19 Outcome measures                                                                                                    Chapter 20 Tissue engineering: the future of rotator cuff repair surgery

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Nicola Maffulli MD MS PhD FRCS (Orth) Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry John P Furia MD SUN Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Lewisburg, USA

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