Essential Techniques in Elbow Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Avoiding Complications in Elbow Surgery: The Anatomy Revisited

   • Raúl Barco, Samuel Antuña

   Pages 1-11

3. Open and Arthroscopic Techniques for Lateral Epicondylitis and Radiohumeral Plica

   • Antonio M. Foruria

   Pages 13-23

4. Surgical Techniques for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome and Chronic Medial Instability

   • Samuel A. Antuña, Reimer Hoffmann, Raúl Barco

   Pages 25-40

5. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Distal Humerus Fractures and Nonunions

   • Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo

   Pages 41-58

6. Reconstruction Techniques for Fractures of the Proximal Ulna and Radial Head

   • James M. McLean, George S. Athwal, Parham Daneshvar

   Pages 59-86

7. Elbow Stiffness: Open and Arthroscopic Capsulectomy

   • Samuel A. Antuña, Raul Barco

   Pages 87-101

8. Techniques to Repair or Reconstruct the Lateral Collateral Ligament Deficient Elbow

   • Melanie Vandenberghe, Roger van Riet

   Pages 103-112

9. Elbow Replacement for Degenerative and Traumatic Conditions

   • Samuel R. Vollans, David Stanley

   Pages 113-125

10. Reconstruction Techniques for Acute and Chronic Distal Biceps Tears

    • Pierre Mansat, Nicolas Bonnevialle, Stéphanie Delclaux

    Pages 127-141

11. Performing Elbow Arthroscopy: How to Make It Safe

    • Raúl Barco, Samuel A. Antuña

    Pages 143-154

12. Back Matter

    Pages 155-161

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This book provides surgical tips, pearls and pitfalls of the ten most common surgical procedures performed by elbow surgeons in daily clinical practice. It is written by some of the most recognized elbow surgeons in the world and follows a homogeneous format so the reader can easily grasp the key points. A very high quality of  pictures depicting the surgical steps, together with representative drawings is one of the main strengths of this book. After reading this concise guide, the reader will feel confident in performing basic surgical procedures around the elbow, knowing where the risks are and improving the technique to achieve an optimal results for patients.

• Acute Trauma
• Arthritis
• Elbow
• Surgical Techniques
• Tendon Injuries

• Shoulder and Elbow Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain

  Samuel Antuña, Raúl Barco

Samuel A. Antuña, MD, PhD, FEBOT
Associate Professor
Shoulder and Elbow Unit

Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, Spain


Raúl Barco, MD, PhD, FEBOT
Consultant in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Orthopedic Surgery
Madrid, Spain 

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