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Editors: Carolyn M. Hettrich MD, MPH, FAAOS, Xinning Li, MD, FAAOS, FAOA

ISBN/ISSN:9781975241391

Developed in partnership with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and edited by Carolyn M. Hettrich, MD, MPH, FAAOS (editor) and Xinning Li, MD, FAAOS, FAOA (assistant editor), Instructional Course Lectures: Volume 74 offers current, clinically relevant information across a broad spectrum of orthopaedic topics. The 36 chapters were written by orthopaedic surgeons and are based on selected Instructional Course Lectures and Symposia presented at the 2024 AAOS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. 

This all-new volume includes:

• Complications in Shoulder Arthroplasty: Why They Happen and How to Manage Them
• Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears: Evaluation and Nonsurgical Management 
• Tendinitis Around the Wrist and Hand 
• Cartilage Injuries in the Ankle 
• Disaster-plasty: A Guide to Leveraging Trauma and Arthroplasty Skills for Extreme Challenges 
• Preventing Complications in Complex Re-revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
• Optimizing the Care of Your Patients Using Orthobiologics 
• Nutritional Intervention to Improve Outcomes for Orthopaedic Surgery 
• Novel Techniques in Orthopaedic Trauma: Role of External Fixators as Adjunct and Initial Fixation in Trauma
• Access to seven videos and back access to all volumes published since volume 51.
• Content based on select Instructional Course Lectures and Symposia presented at the 2024 AAOS Annual Meeting 
• Hands-on, experience-based solutions from the most respected surgeons and subspecialty experts in the field, as well as guidance you can apply immediately in daily practice 
• Abundant tables and illustrations with radiographs, drawings, and intraoperative photographs and surgical technique videos for select chapters

The book helps you lead innovation and raise the standard of care in your operating room with new techniques and proven, practical approaches.

Sections are:

• Shoulder and Elbow
• Sports Medicine
• Hand and Wrist
• Foot and Ankle
• Adult Reconstruction: Hip
• Adult Reconstruction: Knee
• Basic Research
• General Orthopaedics
• Trauma