Rockwood and Matsen's The Shoulder
- 7th Edition - August 19, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Frederick A. Matsen, Aaron J. Bois, Frank A. Cordasco, Jonah Hebert-Davies, John W. Sperling, Bassem Elhassan, Jason E. Hsu
- Language: English
Rockwood and Matsen's The Shoulder, 7th Edition provides critical, up-to-date coverage of evidence, surgical techniques, and imaging in shoulder care. Senior editor Frederick A.… Read more
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Description
Rockwood and Matsen's The Shoulder, 7th Edition provides critical, up-to-date coverage of evidence, surgical techniques, and imaging in shoulder care. Senior editor Frederick A. Matsen III, along with expert section editors and contributing authors from around the world, offer concise technical guidance on managing the full spectrum of shoulder pathologies. This edition presents practical approaches to fractures, rotator cuff disorders, instability, arthritis, and failed prior surgeries, equipping orthopedic surgeons and trainees with the knowledge needed to achieve optimal outcomes for their patients.
Key features
Key features
- Practical, illustrated surgical guides to both established and emerging techniques for common and complex pathologies, addressing the needs of the busy surgeon while emphasizing patient-centered outcomes
- Multiple expert perspectives from internationally recognized authors presenting their approaches to cuff tears, instability, arthritis, and fractures, including dissenting views that reflect ongoing scientific debate about optimal management strategies
- Critical examination of new technologies including patient-specific 3D planning, navigation, and robotic-assisted surgery, with emphasis on the evidence supporting their clinical benefit and cost-effectiveness
- Evidence-based analysis of rotator cuff repair that addresses the relationship between structural healing and functional outcomes, helping surgeons counsel patients about realistic expectations
- More than 60 high-quality video clips demonstrating key procedures, plus 2,200 full-color illustrations, radiographs, scans, and intraoperative photographs
- Scientifically rigorous coverage of shoulder biomechanics and pathophysiology to support sound clinical decision-making, acknowledging both what is known and where uncertainty remains
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish after the publication date
Readership
Readership
Orthopaedic Surgery
Table of contents
Table of contents
Part A: AC Joint & SC Joint
AC Joint
1. Epidemiology, evaluation, and nonoperative management of acromioclavicular joint disorders
2. Open Management of Traumatic Disorders of the Acromioclavicular Joint: Indications, Techniques, Outcomes
3. Arthroscopic and arthroscopically assisted management of traumatic and atraumatic disorders of the acromioclavicular joint: Indications, techniques, and outcomes
4. Complications Associated with Nonoperative and Operative Management
SC Joint
5. Epidemiology, Evaluation, And Nonoperative Management Of Sternoclavicular Joint Disorders
6. Open management of atraumatic disorders of the sternoclavicular joint: Indications, techniques, and outcomes
7. Arthroscopic and arthroscopic-assisted management of atraumatic disorders of the SCJ: Indications, techniques and outcomes
8. Open Management of Traumatic Disorders of the Sternoclavicular Joint: Indications, Techniques and Outcomes
Part B: Glenohumeral Instability
Anterior Glenohumeral Instability
9. Diagnosis, Classification, Indications for Surgery
10. Arthroscopic Anterior Stabilization: My Approach
11. Management of First Time Anterior Dislocation: My Approach to Decision-Making, Treatment, and Postoperative Protocols
12. Open Anterior Capsulo-labral Repair with Capsular Shift
Anterior Bone Deficiency: Glenoid
13. Current Concepts of Glenoid Bone Loss Management- Analysis of Glenoid Bone Loss
14. Open Laterjet: My Approach
15. Arthroscopic Latarjet: My Approach
16. Arthroscopic Bone Block: My Approach
17. Open Distal Tibial Allograft: My Approach
18. Arthroscopic Distal Clavicle: My Approach
19. Arthroscopic Osseous Bankart Repair: My Approach
20. Arthroscopic Dynamic Anterior Stabilization (DAS): My Approach
Anterior Bone Deficiency: Humerus
21. Arthroscopic Remplissage: My Approach
22. Open Humeral Allograft (Humerus or Talus): My Approach
23. Outcomes of Shoulder Stabilization
24. Revision Anterior Shoulder Stabilization Surgery: My Approach
25. Revision Following Latarjet: My Approach
Posterior Glenohumeral Instability
26. Posterior instability—Diagnosis, Classification, and Indications for Surgery
27. Arthroscopic Posterior Stabilization: My Approach
28. Open Posterior Stabilization: My Approach
Posterior Bone Deficiency: Glenoid
29. Posterior Arthroscopic Anatomic Glenoid Reconstruction: My Approach
30. Open Bone Block: My Approach
Posterior Bone Deficiency: Humerus
31. McLaughlin and Neer Transfers: My Approach
32. Revision Posterior Stabilization: My Approach
Multidirectional
33. Multidirectional Shoulder Instability: Diagnosis, Classification, Indications for Surgery
34. Arthroscopic Capsular Plication: My Approach
35. Open Capsular Shift: My Approach
Glenohumeral Instability in the Throwing Athlete
36. Glenohumeral Instability in the Throwing Athlete: Diagnosis, Classification, and Indications for Surgery
37. Shoulder Injuries in the Throwing Athlete: My Approach
38. Rehabilitation of Shoulder Instability in Baseball Players
AC Joint
1. Epidemiology, evaluation, and nonoperative management of acromioclavicular joint disorders
2. Open Management of Traumatic Disorders of the Acromioclavicular Joint: Indications, Techniques, Outcomes
3. Arthroscopic and arthroscopically assisted management of traumatic and atraumatic disorders of the acromioclavicular joint: Indications, techniques, and outcomes
4. Complications Associated with Nonoperative and Operative Management
SC Joint
5. Epidemiology, Evaluation, And Nonoperative Management Of Sternoclavicular Joint Disorders
6. Open management of atraumatic disorders of the sternoclavicular joint: Indications, techniques, and outcomes
7. Arthroscopic and arthroscopic-assisted management of atraumatic disorders of the SCJ: Indications, techniques and outcomes
8. Open Management of Traumatic Disorders of the Sternoclavicular Joint: Indications, Techniques and Outcomes
Part B: Glenohumeral Instability
Anterior Glenohumeral Instability
9. Diagnosis, Classification, Indications for Surgery
10. Arthroscopic Anterior Stabilization: My Approach
11. Management of First Time Anterior Dislocation: My Approach to Decision-Making, Treatment, and Postoperative Protocols
12. Open Anterior Capsulo-labral Repair with Capsular Shift
Anterior Bone Deficiency: Glenoid
13. Current Concepts of Glenoid Bone Loss Management- Analysis of Glenoid Bone Loss
14. Open Laterjet: My Approach
15. Arthroscopic Latarjet: My Approach
16. Arthroscopic Bone Block: My Approach
17. Open Distal Tibial Allograft: My Approach
18. Arthroscopic Distal Clavicle: My Approach
19. Arthroscopic Osseous Bankart Repair: My Approach
20. Arthroscopic Dynamic Anterior Stabilization (DAS): My Approach
Anterior Bone Deficiency: Humerus
21. Arthroscopic Remplissage: My Approach
22. Open Humeral Allograft (Humerus or Talus): My Approach
23. Outcomes of Shoulder Stabilization
24. Revision Anterior Shoulder Stabilization Surgery: My Approach
25. Revision Following Latarjet: My Approach
Posterior Glenohumeral Instability
26. Posterior instability—Diagnosis, Classification, and Indications for Surgery
27. Arthroscopic Posterior Stabilization: My Approach
28. Open Posterior Stabilization: My Approach
Posterior Bone Deficiency: Glenoid
29. Posterior Arthroscopic Anatomic Glenoid Reconstruction: My Approach
30. Open Bone Block: My Approach
Posterior Bone Deficiency: Humerus
31. McLaughlin and Neer Transfers: My Approach
32. Revision Posterior Stabilization: My Approach
Multidirectional
33. Multidirectional Shoulder Instability: Diagnosis, Classification, Indications for Surgery
34. Arthroscopic Capsular Plication: My Approach
35. Open Capsular Shift: My Approach
Glenohumeral Instability in the Throwing Athlete
36. Glenohumeral Instability in the Throwing Athlete: Diagnosis, Classification, and Indications for Surgery
37. Shoulder Injuries in the Throwing Athlete: My Approach
38. Rehabilitation of Shoulder Instability in Baseball Players
Review quotes
Review quotes
Review of the previous edition:
"This book has been and should be the cornerstone of every academic and institutional library that hosts surgeons and clinicians who perform shoulder surgery. It should serve the same foundational role for every surgeon who performs shoulder surgery. The updates provided in the sixth edition give it a bit more of an international flair and secure it as THE global go-to reference book for shoulder surgery." --©Doody’s Review Service, 2022, Mark R Hutchinson, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 4 Stars!
"This book has been and should be the cornerstone of every academic and institutional library that hosts surgeons and clinicians who perform shoulder surgery. It should serve the same foundational role for every surgeon who performs shoulder surgery. The updates provided in the sixth edition give it a bit more of an international flair and secure it as THE global go-to reference book for shoulder surgery." --©Doody’s Review Service, 2022, Mark R Hutchinson, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 4 Stars!
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 7
- Latest edition
- Published: October 9, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
FM
Frederick A. Matsen
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USAAB
Aaron J. Bois
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Division of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Sport Medicine Centre, University of CalgaryFC
Frank A. Cordasco
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; Attending Surgeon, Sports Medicine Institute; Senior Scientist, Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, USAJH
Jonah Hebert-Davies
Affiliations and expertise
Orthopedic Trauma and Shoulder & Elbow Specialist, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of WashingtonJS
John W. Sperling
Affiliations and expertise
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USABE
Bassem Elhassan
Affiliations and expertise
Co-Chief, MGH Shoulder Service; Program Director, Shoulder Surgery Fellowship; Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical SchoolJH
Jason E. Hsu
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington