The shoulder and the overhead athlete

Content: Part I. General Principles      * The Overhead Athlete-Challenges and Decision-Making   Richard J. Hawkins and Sumant G. Krishnan      * Shoulder Anatomy and Biomechanics during Overhead Motions   James E. Tibone, Rick B. Cunningham, and Patrick J. McMahon      * Clinical Examination of the Overhead Athlete: The "Differential-Directed" Approach   John M. Tokish, Sumant G. Krishnan and Richard J. Hawkins      * MRI and Radiographic Evaluation of the Overhead Athlete   Eric D. Smith and Charles P. Ho      * The Assessment of Outcomes for the Treatment of the Overhead Athlete   John E. Kuhn      * Resistance Training and Core Strengthening   Donald A. Chu, Christine Boyd and Andrea Hammer      * Specific Exercises for the Overhead Throwing Shoulder   Kevin Wilk and Michael M. Reinold      * Interval Program and Its Implication for the Overhead Throwing Athlete   Mike Allen and Sumant G. Krishnan     Part II. Lesions of the Overhead Shoulder      * Internal Impingement   James R. Andrews and Patrick J. Casey      * Surgical Treatment of Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears   John E. Conway and Steven B. Singleton      * Subacromial Impingement and Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears   Champ Baker, Andrew L. Whaley, and Mark Baker      * Unidirectional Anterior Instability   Russell F. Warren and William Prickett      * Unidirectional Posterior Instability   Thomas Joseph and Sumant G. Krishnan      * Multidirectional Instability   Gary Misamore, Peter Sallay, and Brent Johnson      * Disorders of the Biceps Tendon   David W. Altchek and Brian R. Wolf      * Acromioclavicular Joint Disorders   Mark S. Schickendantz and Richard B. Jones      * Scapulothoracic Disorders   W. Ben Kibler and John Mcmullen      * Fractures   Sumant G. Krishnan, Robert J. Nowinski, and Wayne Z. Burkhead      * Neurological and Vascular Lesions   Louis U. Bigliani, Walter G. Stanwood, and William N. Levine      * Disorders in Pediatric Overhead Athletes   Mininder S. Kocher and James O'Holleran     Part III. Sport-Specific Shoulder Injuries and Management in Overhead Athletes      * Baseball   James R. Andrews and Christopher G. Mazoue      * Football   Russell F. Warren, Bryan T. Kelly, Ronnie P. Barnes, and John W. Powell      * Tennis   David W. Altchek and Daniel E. Weiland      * Swimming   Scott A. Rodeo