Rotator Cuff Across the Life Span

Andreas B. Imhoff, MD, is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chairman/Director of the Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at the Technical University Munich (TUM), Hospital Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany. He is a past President and General Secretary of the German Society of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA) and will be the AGA Congress Chairman in the year 2016-7. He has also served on the executive boards of the German Society of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (for almost 20 years) and the German Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology since 2009. Professor Imhoff is current Chairman of the ISAKOS Shoulder Committee. He has been the recipient of a number of awards and Honorary Membership (AANA, AGA, BuenosAires, Chile, India, Malaysia) and regularly appears in the Focus Toplist of Shoulder and Knee Surgeons, receiving maximum points. He received the livetime Malaysian Federal Honorary Award of Darjah Kebesaran PANGLIMA JASA NEGARA (P.J.N.) "DATUK" 2011.

Basic.- The young athletic high risk patient (age 10-30).- Rotator cuff in the middle ages (age 30-50).- Rotator cuff in the "older" patient (age 50-70).- Rotator cuff in old patients (age> 70).- Miscellaneous.- Complications.

"The main audience is orthopedic surgeons who have a special interest in caring for upper extremity disorders, shoulder specialists and sports medicine physicians. ... This is an important work and it is very highly recommended to shoulder specialists, sports medicine physicians, and their trainees." (Edward Abraham, Doody's Book Reviews, August 16, 2019)

“The main audience is orthopedic surgeons who have a special interest in caring for upper extremity disorders, shoulder specialists and sports medicine physicians. … This is an important work and it is very highly recommended to shoulder specialists, sports medicine physicians, and their trainees.” (Edward Abraham, Doody's Book Reviews, August 16, 2019)