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Gerald R. Williams Jr., Ken Yamaguchi, Matthew L. Ramsey, and Leesa M. Galatz, editors. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2005. 491 pages. $169.00.
The editors of this text, who are acknowledged as experts in their field, state that their book is intended “to address the obvious need for education that exists with regard to shoulder and elbow arthroplasty.” They note the variable nature of the pathology encountered, the relative infrequency with which most individual surgeons perform shoulder and elbow arthroplasty, and the need for improved outcomes. The editors intend their text to be used as a springboard for delving more deeply into information on shoulder and elbow arthroplasty. Fifty-three experts, both well established and emerging, have contributed to the text, which is organized into two parts and six sections. The sections for both the shoulder and the elbow address implant, technical, and disease-specific considerations in turn. Seventeen chapters relate to the shoulder and fourteen, to the elbow.
Both of the chapters on the history and development of shoulder and elbow arthroplasty are interesting to read. The chapters on anatomy and biomechanics are remarkably well illustrated and comprehensive. In the shoulder section, the separate chapters on humeral replacement, glenoid replacement, and interpositional arthroplasty have emphasized the technique favored by the individual chapter authors rather than comprehensively reviewing all techniques. Subsequent chapters specifically address glenohumeral arthritis, the rotator cuff tendon-deficient arthritic shoulder, synovial-based arthritis, post-capsulorraphy arthritis, chronic dislocations, arthroplasty for fractures, and prosthetic management of posttraumatic deformity. These chapters provide a wealth of detailed information for surgeons presented with these specific conditions. The shoulder section concludes with chapters on revision arthroplasty, limb salvage, and complications.
The elbow section contains chapters on total elbow arthroplasty replacement and linked and unlinked implants. One chapter addresses clinical diagnosis and imaging, and other chapters specifically address arthroplasty techniques for osteoarthritis, synovial-based arthritis, acute fractures, chronic dislocation, dysfunctional instability, and periarticular nonunions. There are also chapters on revision elbow arthroplasty, complications of total elbow arthroplasty, and rehabilitation.
The quality of the chapters in this text is consistently good, and each chapter is well illustrated. Both shoulder and elbow arthroplasty are evolving and this book accurately represents the state of the art at this time. The text provides a foundation for future scientific study that will help to determine which of the plethora of procedures and prostheses currently available will stand the test of time and provide the optimum results in the long term.
The editors have achieved their stated purpose, and this book should act as a very useful reference for the surgeon who only occasionally performs shoulder or elbow arthroplasty. The book should be in the library of institutions with orthopaedic training programs and will also serve as a valuable source of information for full-time shoulder and elbow reconstructive surgeons.
