Clinical Anatomy of the Shoulder

Functional Anatomy of Shoulder.- Arthroscopic Anatomy of Shoulder.- Shoulder Radiology.- Physical Examination.- Arthroscopic knot-tying techniques.- Operation Room Setup and Patient Positioning.- Shoulder Arthroscopy Portals.

Murat Bozkurt, MD, is Head Physician and Chief of the Orthopaedic Clinic in the Department of Orthopaedics, Yildirim Beyazit University Medical Faculty, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Bozkurt was awarded his medical degree at Ankara University in 1992 and subsequently completed his specialization in Orthopaedics and Traumatology in the Medical Faculty of Dokuz Eylül University. He has held his present position since 2010. Dr. Bozkurt is an affiliate member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of ESSKA 2000, the International Cartilage Repair Society, and several Turkish surgical societies. He is the author of more than 90 articles in international peer-reviewed journals.


Halil Ibrahim Açar is Associate Professor of Anatomy in the Department of Anatomy, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Açar graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, in 2001 and completed the residency program in the Department of Anatomy at the university in 2005. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy. Dr. Açar has published almost 40 articles in international peer-reviewed journals on a range of anatomic and surgical topics, including robotic arthroscopic surgery.

"Aimed at a wide audience this book is most likely appropriate for those studying, providing a basic guide and overview to the anatomy, radiology, examination and arthroscopy of the shoulder girdle. The writers and editors set out to provide a visual atlas, which this book does, split into easy-to-understand chapters. ... provides a concise basic overview of the anatomy of the shoulder girdle and its visualisation using radiology and arthroscopy alongside patient examination, aimed at those with less clinical experience." (Claire Gill, RAD Magazine, January, 2018)