文档介绍：Orthop Clin N Am 39 (2008) xi–xii
Preface
e S. Athwal, MD, FRCSC
Guest Editor
The past decade has brought significant Drs. Cheung and Sperling and Dr. Zarkadas
change to the understanding, evaluation, and and coauthors share their experiences with the
treatment of shoulder trauma. This issue of management of associated injures plica-
Orthopedic Clinics of North America is dedicated tions of shoulder trauma. The review by Drs. Kim
to shoulder trauma and discusses these current and McKee addresses the controversies surround-
developments, providing guidance on their clini- ing clavicle fractures, with special attention to the
cal and technical applications. This issue is made changing role of surgery. The articles by Drs.
possible through the efforts of its contributing Dodson and Cordasco and Drs. Kowalsky and
authorsda nationally and internationally re- Levine provide an excellent overview and ap-
nowned group. proach to the management plex shoulder
The first article by Dr. Robinson and col- instability. Finally, the discussion by Dr. Mac-
leagues outlines the basics of imaging and de- Donald and colleagues outlines the management
scribes the many classification systems specific of acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joint
to fractures of the proximal humerus. Recogniz- trauma.
ing that there are several controversies in the It is an exciting time for shoulder trauma with
management of proximal humerus fractures and the advent of advanced imaging, precontoured
that there may be many ‘‘correct’’ treatment locking plates, fracture-specific prosthesis, and
methods, the authors of the next four articles reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Just as important,
were charged with defending their preferred tech- the development of disease-specific, patient-
niques (see the articles by Drs. Hughes and specific, and limb-specific e measures will
Young; Drs. Magovern and Ramsey; Dr. Dros- objectively determine the value of these
dowech and colleagues; and Dr.