Written by leading experts from the Mayo Clinic, this volume of our Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials Series presents all the information residents need on hip, knee, shoulder, and elbow reconstruction in adults. It can easily be read cover to cover during a rotation or used for quick reference before a patient workup or operation. The user-friendly, visually stimulating format features ample illustrations, algorithms, bulleted lists, charts, and tables.

Coverage of each region includes physical evaluation and imaging, evaluation and treatment of disorders, and operative treatment methods. The extensive coverage of operative treatment includes primary and revision arthroplasty and alternatives to arthroplasty.

HIP
Evaluation: Physical Evaluation of the Hip / Imaging of the Hip
Evaluation and Treatment of Hip Disorders: Osteoarthritis and Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip / Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head / Developmental Dysplasia / Posttraumatic Conditions / Miscellaneous Disorders of the Hip Joint
Operative Treatment Methods: Hip Arthroscopy Intervention in Early Hip Disease / Head Sparing Procedures for Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head / Osteotomies around the Hip / Hip Hemiarthroplasty / Total Hip Arthroplasty / Complications of Total Hip Arthroplasty: Prevention and Management / Evaluation of the Painful Total Hip Arthroplasty / Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

KNEE
Evaluation: Physical Evaluation of the Knee / Imaging of the Knee
Evaluation and Treatment of Knee Disorders: Osteoarthritis and Inflammatory Arthritis of the Knee / Post-Traumatic Reconstruction: Knee / Infection / Miscellaneous Conditions
Operative Treatment Methods: Arthroscopy / Osteotomy / Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty / Total Knee Arthroplasty / Complications after Total Knee Replacement / The Painful Total Knee Arthroplasty / Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

SHOULDER RECONSTRUCTION
Evaluation: Physical Evaluation of the Shoulder
Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder Disorders: Surgical Exposures of the Shoulder / Acromioclavicular Joint Disorders / Sternoclavicular Joint Disorders / Anterior Glenohumeral Instability (AGI): Pathoanatomy / AGI: Treatment/Reduction Acute Injury / AGI: Conservative Treatment; Traumatic and Multidirectional / AGI: Surgical Management in Traumatic Unidirectional and Atraumatic Multidirectional Instability / Posterior Shoulder Instability: Diagnosis and Treatment / Rotator Cuff Impingement Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment / Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: Diagnosis and Treatment / Rotator Cuff Tears: Mini-Open and Open Surgical Treatment / Rotator Cuff Tear: Arthroscopic Treatment / Nerve Injuries about the Shoulder / Chronic Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Evaluation and Management / Glenohumeral Arthritis: Rheumatoid / Glenohumeral Arthritis: Osteoarthritis / Glenohumeral Arthritis: Post-Traumatic Reconstruction / Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy / Frozen Shoulder

ELBOW RECONSTRUCTION
Evaluation: Physical Evaluation of the Elbow / Imaging of the Elbow
Evaluation and Treatment of Elbow Disorders: Chronic Medial Instability of the Elbow / Chronic Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow / Treatment of Acute Elbow Dislocations / Distal Biceps Tendon Injuries / Lateral Epicondylitis / Medial Epicondylitis / Radial Head Fracture Treatment / Fractures of the Olecranon
Operative Treatment Methods: Surgical Exposures of the Elbow / Elbow Arthroplasty: Surgical Technique / Total Elbow Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis / Elbow Arthroplasty: Osteoarthritis / Elbow Arthroplasty: Revision / Nonprosthetic Treatment of Elbow Arthritis