by Katsuya Nobuhara (Nobuhara Hospital, Japan)

Table of Contents (51k)
Preface (11k)
Chapter 1: What is the Shoulder? (497k)

This is a landmark book that has been written for shoulder surgeons all over the world. The author, a world-renowned shoulder expert, shares his more than three decades of research investigations and clinical experience. The topics covered range from shoulder functional anatomy, through the clinical aspects, to shoulder biomechanics, with the inclusion of many clinical cases.

The book is highly illustrated with more than 200 color pictures. It has many outstanding features unmatched by other existing references. The author utilizes the unusual oriental concept of the human body structure to explain the function of the shoulder, thus providing a totally different frame of reference for the understanding of such an amazing physiological entity. The book provides a well-balanced presentation of Eastern and Western medical science and philosophy, and promises to be a classic. It will benefit many orthopedic surgeons, rehabilitation professionals and biomechanicians.

• What is the Shoulder?
• History of the Shoulder
• Construction of the Shoulder
• Mechanism of the Shoulder
• Biomechanics of the Shoulder
• Examination of the Shoulder
• Diseases of the Shoulder
• Fracture and Dislocation of the Shoulder
• The Shoulder in Sports
• Other Conservative and Operative Management of the Shoulder
• Physical Therapy of the Shoulder