Shoulder Arthroplasty

Section I: History.- Shoulder Replacement: Historical Perspectives.- Section II: Kinematics and Biomechanics.- Biomechanics of the Shoulder.- Kinematics of Anterior Elevation in the Normal Shoulder.- Kinematics of Shoulder Replacement.- Section III: Preoperative Conditionning.- Clinical Evaluation Prior to Shoulder Arthroplasty.- Imaging Prior to Shoulder Arthroplasty.- Anesthesia and Analgesia for Shoulder Arthroplasty.- Section IV: Advances in Humeral Design and Surgical Technique.- Anatomical Study of the Proximal Humerus: Surgical Technique Considerations and Prosthetic Design Rationale.- Prosthetic Adaptability: A New Concept in Shoulder Arthroplasty.- The Surgical Approaches for Shoulder Arthroplasty.- Technical Problems Encountered with Subscapularis and the Superior Cuff in Shoulder Arthroplasty.- The Surgical Anatomy and Osteotomy Technique of the Humeral Head.- Section V: Advances in Glenoid Design and Surgical Technique.- Normal and Pathological Anatomy of the Glenoid: Effects on the Design, Preparation, and Fixation of the Glenoid Component.- Primary Fixation of Glenoid Implants: An In Vitro Study.- Technique of Glenoid Resurfacing in Shoulder Arthroplasty.- Cemented Glenoid Component: Results in Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Results of a New Uncemented Glenoid Component.- Glenoid Resurfacing in Shoulder Arthroplasty: Pro's and Con's.- Section VI: Multicentre Studies.- The Aequalis Shoulder System.- An Overview of the Series.- Section VII: Primary Osteoarthritis.- Primary Gleno-humeral Osteoarthritis: Clinical and Radiological Classification.- Results of Shoulder Arthroplasty in Primary Gleno-humeral Osteoarthritis.- Section VIII: Rheumatoid Arthritis.- The Role of Medical Synovectomy in Treatment of the Rheumatoid Shoulder.- Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Shoulder: Radiographic Presentation and Results of Arthroplastry.- Section IX: Atraumatic Avascular Necrosis of the Humeral Head.- Conservative Treatment of Atraumatic Avascular Necrosis of