Developed in partnership with the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons (aaos) and edited by carolyn m. hettrich, md, mph, faaos (editor) and xinning li, md, faaos, faoa (assistant editor), instructional course lectures: volume 74 offers current, clinically relevant information across a broad spectrum of orthopaedic topics. the 36 chapters were written by orthopaedic surgeons and are based on selected instructional course lectures and symposia presented at the 2024 aaos annual meeting in san francisco, california. this all-new volume covers topics such as: complications in shoulder arthroplasty: why they happen and how to manage them ulnar collateral ligament tears: evaluation and nonsurgical management tendinitis around the wrist and hand cartilage injuries in the ankle disaster-plasty: a guide to leveraging trauma and arthroplasty skills for extreme challenges preventing complications in complex re-revision total knee arthroplasty optimizing the care of your patients using orthobiologics nutritional intervention to improve outcomes for orthopaedic surgery novel techniques in orthopaedic trauma: role of external fixators as adjunct and initial fixation in trauma the book includes access to seven videos and back access to all volumes published since volume 51. based on selected instructional course lectures and symposia presented at the 2024 aaos annual meeting offers hands-on, experience-based solutions from the most respected surgeons and subspecialty experts in the field, as well as guidance you can apply immediately in daily practice helps you lead innovation and raise the standard of care in your operating room with new techniques and proven, practical approaches features abundant tables and illustrations with radiographs, drawings, and intraoperative photographs and surgical technique videos for select chapters surgical videos, and archive of past editions videos, are included sections are: shoulder and elbow sports medicine hand and wrist foot and ankle adult reconstruction: hip adult reconstruction: knee basic research general orthopaedics trauma