This is a new, lavishly illustrated technical manual on surgical approaches and procedures in current shoulder surgery. Purpose: The purpose is to provide a manual of surgical techniques of the most popular current shoulder operations. Audience: the audience is orthopaedic surgeons and residents. Features: The main feature is the presentation of beautifully detailed, step-by-step, illustrations of the surgical techniques. Assessment: This is a highly recommended review source for all those doing shoulder surgery, especially residents. It should be an essential reference in any hospital or departmental library and any bone library. It is a nice supplement to any of the current shoulder texts. The book is divided into six sections coevering exposures, surgery for instability, surgery for impingement and the rotator cuff, osteoarticular surgery, ablative surgery and arthroscopic surgery.