This volume contains the proceedings of the Symposion on Shoulder Joint Replace­ ment held at the Kieler Yacht Club in conjunction with the 35th Annual Meeting of the Northwest German Orthopaedic Surgeons at Kiel in 1985.

History.- The History of Shoulder Joint Replacement.- Basic Principles.- Developmental History and Comparative Anatomy of the Shoulder.- Kinesiology of the Shoulder Joint.- Biomechanics and Pathomechanics of the Shoulder Joint with Reference to Prosthetic Joint Replacement.- Alternative Procedures and Indications.- Results of Resection Arthroplasty and the Benjamin Double Osteotomy.- Indications, Technique, and Results of Shoulder Arthrodesis.- Selection of Patients for Shoulder Replacement.- Technique.- Total Shoulder Replacement - Operative Technique, Postoperative Care, and Functional Assessment.- Discussion.- Long-Term Results.- Results of Hemiarthroplasty and Total Shoulder Replacement.- More than Ten Years’ Experience with Unconstrained Shoulder Replacement.- Discussion.- Total Shoulder Replacement: Long-Term Results.- Shoulder Replacement in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Total Shoulder Replacement in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Discussion.- Shoulder Replacement Arthroplasty.- Discussion.- Comments on Joint Replacement in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Discussion.- Shoulder Replacement in Posttraumatic Conditions, Osteoarthritis, and Arthropathies.- Indications and Considerations of Shoulder Replacement in Posttraumatic Conditions.- Discussion.- On the Treatment of Comminuted Fracture-Dislocations of the Proximal Humerus: Internal Fixation or Prosthetic Replacement.- Discussion.- Polyacetal Resin Shoulder Prostheses for Posttraumatic Conditions and Osteoarthritis.- Discussion.- Shoulder Replacement: Prognosis Related to Diagnosis.- Discussion.- Shoulder Replacement for Bone Tumors.- Surgical Resection of Malignant Bone Tumors of the Shoulder Region - Indications and Results.- Discussion.- Functional Results after Prosthetic Replacement of the Proximal Humerus.- Tumor Prosthesis forthe Shoulder.- Discussion.- Stabilization of Shoulders with Bone and Muscle Defects.- Recent Developments in Shoulder Replacement and Early Results.- Radiographic and Clinical Assessment of the Macnab-English Porous-Coated Total Shoulder Replacement.- Discussion.- Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with Bone Ingrowth Fixation.- Discussion.- Reconstruction of the Glenoid in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.- Discussion.- Author Index 217.

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