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Preface

ders.

each and every aspect in detail.

Each chapter includes:

*Advances in Shoulder Surgery* is a book aimed at providing readers the perspective of some of the shoulder disorders. In day-to-day practice, we face dilemma in treating some really difficult shoulder patients. In this book, we tried to answer some of these issues. We have included some of the least-discussed topics like surgical management in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pa‐ tients, superior capsular reconstruction (SCR), detailed physiotherapy and rehab. The main motive of this book is to answer some of the management problems in some shoulder disor‐

For the convenience of the readers, we have divided the book into four sections to highlight

The section 'Repair' deals with massive rotator cuff injuries, subscapularis repairs, etc.; the section 'Replacement' highlights the finer aspects of total shoulder replacement and reverse shoulder replacement in different settings; the section 'Reconstruction' provides perspec‐ tives on the indications and techniques of SCR; and lastly the section 'Rehab and Miscellane‐ ous' deals with rheumatoid arthritis of the shoulder and also rehab. Each chapter is written by a recognized expert in the field whose experience will help readers understand the nuan‐

*Advances in Shoulder Surgery* has gone through a thorough scrutiny, and every chapter pro‐ vides even its most experienced reader with new knowledge and technical pearls, which

Finally, we hope this book will be of great help and benefit to the readers and in the devel‐

**Dr. Satish B. Sonar,** Dr. PDM Medical College Amravati, Maharashtra, India

ces of diagnosing and treating the said shoulder disorder in a proper way.

• Specific tests to diagnose the disorder • Description of treatment options • Step-by-step surgical techniques

will benefit both the surgeon and the patient.

opment of shoulder surgeries.

• Procedure-wise physiotherapy and rehabilitation

