Tips and tricks in arthroscopic surgery -- Management and consequences of the rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy -- Biceps pathology, evaluation and treatment option -- Unicompartmental knee prostheses: basic technique -- Posterior ankle arthroscopy: what are the limits?- Basic concept in PCL evaluation -- Revision ACL -- Massive rotator cuff tears and cuff arthropathy -- Multiple ligament injury management -- Patient matched cutting blocks, navigation and 3-D rotation -- Study design and research methodology -- The role of wrist arthroscopy in traumatic and post-traumatic injuries.-  Lateral compartment injury of the knee -- Conservative treatment of chronic shoulder pain in overhead athletes -- Algorithms and flow-charts for the treatment of cartilage pathology -- Total knee arthoplasty: BASICS gap balancing, various approaches: femur first, tibia first, rotation, varus knee, valgus knee, getting the patellofemoral joint right -- Elbow arthroscopy -- Navigation in orthopaedic sports medicine.

This book contains a collection of instructional course lectures given during the 15th ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) Congress, held in Geneva during May 2012. The lectures cover a wide range of hot topics in the field, including diverse injuries and management techniques. Each lecture has a practical focus and provides an up-to-date synthesis of core knowledge on the subject in question with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Take home messages and key recommendations are highlighted. This book will be of value to practitioners and researchers alike.