Editors: Morrey, Bernard F.; Morrey, Matthew C. Title: Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Relevant Surgical Exposures, 1st Edition Copyright ©2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins > Front of Book > Editors Editors Bernard F. Morrey Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Emeritus Chairman of Orthopaedics Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Matthew C. Morrey Senior Resident of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota P.xix Contributors Julie E. Adams MD Hand Surgery Fellow The Philadelphia Hand Center Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Joseph R. Cass MD Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Rochester, Minnesota Stephen D. Cassivi MD Associate Professor of Surgery Division of General Thoracic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Surgical Director of Lung Transplantation William J. von Liebig Transplant Center Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota William P. Cooney III MD Professor Emeritus Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Bradford L. Currier MD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon St. Mary's Hospital Rochester, Minnesota Mark B. Dekutoski MD Associate Professor of Orthopaedics Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Mayo Foundation Rochester, Minnesota David G. Dennison MD Instructor of Orthopaedics Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Robert K. Eastlack MD Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery University of California-San Diego Active Staff in Orthopaedic Sugery Sharp Memorial, Scripps Mercy, UCSD/VA Hospitals San Diego, California Jason C. Eck DO, MS Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Rochester, Minnesota Ziya L. Gokaslan MD, FACS Donlin M. Long Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery Director of Neurosurgical Spine Program John Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, Maryland Paul M. Huddleston MD Instructor of Orthopaedics Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon St. Mary's Hospital Rochester, Minnesota Harold B. Kitaoka MD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Rochester, Minnesota P.xx Steven L. Moran MD Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Division of Hand and Microvascular Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Bernard F. Morrey MD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Emeritus Chairman of Orthopaedics Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Matthew Morrey MD Senior Resident of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Mark W. Pagnano MD Associate Professor of Orthopaedics Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Consultant in Orthopaedics Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota David S. Ruch MD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Director of Hand Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship Program Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina Andrew S. Sems MD Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinical School of Medicine Senior Associate Consultant of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota John W. Sperling MD, MBA Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Rochester, Minnesota Scott P. Steinmann MD Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine St. Mary's Hospital Rochester, Minnesota Michael E. Torchia MD Associate Professor of Orthopaedics Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Consultant for Orthopaedic Surgery St. Mary's Hospital Rochester, Minnesota Luther H. Wolff III MD Director of Adult Reconstruction and Traumatology St. Francis Orthopaedic Institute Columbus, Georgia Nikolaos P. Zagoreos MD Orthopaedic Hand Fellow Department of Surgery Duke University Durham, North Carolina Scott Zietlow MD Associate Professor of Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Chair, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and General Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Editors: Morrey, Bernard F.; Morrey, Matthew C. Title: Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Relevant Surgical Exposures, 1st Edition Copyright ©2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins > Front of Book > Dedication Dedication This volume is dedicated to my partners in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic. I have been a member of this institution for 30 years and without question the compassion, intelligence, camaraderie, and commitment to patient care has characterized our team throughout this period. This volume is comprised of contributions almost exclusively from my colleagues in the department. I wish to publicly express my heartfelt appreciation to them; truly, without their support and inspiration this book would not have been possible. Editors: Morrey, Bernard F.; Morrey, Matthew C. Title: Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Relevant Surgical Exposures, 1st Edition Copyright ©2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins > Front of Book > Preface Preface The first volumes of Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery appeared in the mid-1990s. The original concept featured 10 titles with the now-classic structure of focused techniques, well documented and well illustrated. All 10 are in their second editions. When I assumed the position of series editor, we added those titles we felt would fill the void in the orthopaedic surgeons' armamentarium as they were heading to the operating room. I was personally very excited to organize and contribute to this particular volume for several reasons. First, it provided an opportunity to focus on those surgical exposures believed to be most important or useful, that is, relevant. It is not a broad-based approach, which would not help the surgeon determine what really works for more complicated cases. Second, it allowed the application of the Master Technique format consisting of clear illustrations rendered in an elegant, uniform, standardized style. The contents thus are a blend of well-received traditional exposures and promising new minimally-invasive techniques. The most rewarding aspect, however, is that my coeditor is my son, Matthew, who began his career as a medical illustrator and now is a resident in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic. His expertise as a professional medical illustrator and orthopaedic surgeon gives him the unique ability to present essential features of exposures through dissection, photography, and his highly-detailed anatomic drawings. It is my sincere hope that those aspects of this effort that I find so gratifying will also be useful to orthopaedic surgeons in training and practice. We have very carefully tried to keep our eye on the common goal of the series: to provide material that is useful and practical to our colleagues on the front line caring for patients with musculoskeletal problems. I am honored and feel privileged to have had the opportunity to prepare this text, and hope that my orthopaedic colleagues find this useful in their practice. Bernard F. Morrey MD