Peripheral Nerve Issues after Orthopedic Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Prevention, Evaluation and Treatment

Peripheral nerve issues are potential sequalae of orthopedic surgery, even after cases in which technically excellent surgery was performed. These injuries can impede the expected recovery of function after the primary surgery. Given the manifold challenges associated with recovery of peripheral nerve injuries, this book is designed as a multidisciplinary guide to the diagnosis, prognostication and treatment of peripheral nerve issues after common orthopedic surgeries.  Beginning with an overview of nerve compression, injury and regeneration, as well as a presentation of the current diagnostic and imaging modalities for peripheral nerve injuries, this unique text is organized by anatomic region and by type of procedure performed. Topics covered include shoulder and elbow arthroplasty and arthroscopy, fractures of the hand and wrist, hip preservation surgery, total knee replacement, open surgery of the foot and ankle, lumbosacral myeloradiculopathy, and more. Each chapter is authored by both a subspecialty surgeon who routinely performs the surgeries described and a subspecialized hand/peripheral nerve surgeon with experience in evaluating and treating nerve issues after that particular injury. Emphasis is placed on multidisciplinary team approaches, patient counseling, and technical aspects of surgical treatment.  Generously illustrated and written by experts in the field, Peripheral Nerve Issues after Orthopedic Surgery is a truly interdisciplinary resource for orthopedic, plastic, hand and trauma surgeons, physiatrists, trainees, and all professionals evaluating and managing postoperative peripheral nerve issues.

Table of Contents:
Nerve Compression, Nerve Injury, and Nerve Regeneration: An Overview.- Evaluation of the Patient with Postoperative Peripheral Nerve Issues.- Nerve Injury after Shoulder Arthroscopy, Stabilization, and Rotator Cuff Repair (axillary, musculocutaneous, suprascapular nerves).- Nerve Injury after Shoulder Arthroplasty.- Nerve Injury after Humerus, Elbow, and Forearm Fractures (radial, posterior interosseous, and ulnar nerves) .- Nerve Injury Associated with Elbow Procedures.- Nerve Injury after Distal Radius, Metacarpal and Finger Fractures.- Median and Ulnar Nerve Injury at the Elbow and Wrist.- Pelvic, Acetabular, Hip, and Proximal Femur Fractures: Intra-pelvic and Extra-pelvic Neuroanatomy.- Pelvic, Acetabular, Hip, and Proximal Femur Fractures: Surgical Exposures and Treatment of Nerve Injury.- Nerve Injury after Total Hip Arthroplasty.- Nerve Injury after Hip Arthroscopy, Hip Preservation Surgery, and Proximal Hamstring Repair.- Nerve Injury after Distal Femur, Tibial Plateau, and Tibial Shaft Fractures.- Nerve Injury after Total Knee Arthroplasty.- Nerve Injury after Knee Arthroscopy, ACL Reconstruction, Multiligament Knee, and Open Knee Surgery.- Nerve Injury after Distal Tibia, Pilon, and Ankle Fractures.- Nerve Injury after Fractures of the Hindfoot, Midfoot, and Forefoot.- Nerve Injury after Open and Arthroscopic Surgery of the Ankle and Foot, Including Morton Neuroma.- Lumbosacral Double Crush Syndrome.