Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is changing the way orthopedic surgery is practiced and is now considered state—of—the—art. There are rapid advances in the surgical techniques with the introduction of n— igation and robotics, which assist the surgeon in performing the p— cedure with limited visualization. This edition of MIS Techniques in Orthopedics elaborates on current techniques for the hip and knee, and also introduces the most recent sections on the upper extremity and computer navigation. The contributing authors are experts in the field and share with the reader their experiences and surgical pearls. Keeping pace with new techniques and technologies in orthopedic surgery can be very demanding; our hope is that surgeons will find this text a useful reference as they embark upon minimally invasive surgery. Giles R. Scuderi, MD Alfred J. Tria, Jr. , MD Richard A. Berger, MD vii Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Section I The Shoulder and Elbow Chapter 1 Mini—Incision Bankart Repair for Shoulder Instability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Edward W. Lee and Evan L. Flatow Chapter 2 Mini—Open Rotator Cuff Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Jason A. Schneider and Frances Cuomo Chapter 3 Mini—Incision Fixation of Proximal Humeral Four—Part Fractures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Jim Hsu and Leesa M. Galatz Chapter 4 Minimally Invasive Approach for Shoulder Arthroplasty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Theodore Blaine, Ilya Voloshin, Kevin Setter, and Louis U. Bigliani Chapter 5 Mini—Incision Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Steven J. Thornton, Andrew Willis, and David W. Altchek Chapter 6 Mini—Incision Distal Biceps Tendon Repair . . . . . .