Part 1 Principles: anatomy and biomechanics of the shoulder, J.Pegington; examination of the shoulder - signs and approaches, M.S.Watson; assessment of the shoulder, C.R.Constant; anaesthesia, J.G.Diamond; rehabilitation after injuries and surgery of the shoulder, G.Rompe and B.Fromm. Part 2 Investigation: radiography, D.Horsfield; arthrography, P.Renton; intra-articular pressure measurement, M.Takeshita et al; double contrast CT arthrography and shoulder instability, S.Morrision and L.U.Bigliani; ultrasonography of the rotator cuff, E.Craig; arthroscopy of the shoulder and the subacromial bursa, A.M.Wiley. Part 3 Inflammatory disorders: frozen shoulder, B.L.Hazelman; acute shoulder inflammation and crystal-associated diseases, T.Gibson; pathology of the rheumatoid shoulder, J.F.Crossan; management of chronic inflammatory D.O.Haskard and R.Grahame; general principles in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, N.Gschwend; infection, A.Kawashima and M.Mikasa. Part 4 Rotator cuff disorders: impingement syndrome - aetiology and overview, L.U.Bigliani; ageing process of the supraspinatus tendon with reference to rotator cuff tears, K.Yamanaka and H.Fukuda; pathology of rotator cuff tendons, H.K.Uhthoff and K.Sarkar; surgical treatment of rotator cuff impingement, J.Thorling and L.Hovelius; surgical treatment of rotator cuff rupture, H.Ellman; the role of muscle advancement in the surgical treatment of cuff rupture, D.Patte; arthroscopic treatment of the rotator cuff, G.H.Dericks. Part 5 Glenohumeral instability: differentiation between traumatic and atraumatic shoulder dislocation and instability, K.Mizuno; operations for a recurrent dislocation - overview, B.Fleega; the use of coracoid transfer for recurrent anterior glenohumeral instability, D.F.Gazielly; the modified Oudard-Iwahara operation, R.Yamamoto; reefing, the Putti-Platt procedure, P.P.Symeonides; Juxta-articular osteotomy for recurrent dislocation, A.Pfister; recurrent sublaxation of the shoulder, W.Burkhead; glenoid osteotomy for loose shoulder, K.Nobuhara and H.Ikeda; capsular reefing for multidirectional instability, P.Welsh and N.P.Trimmings. Part 6 Arthrodesis and arthroplasty: shoulder arthrodesis - indications and techniques, R.R.Richards and J.P.Kostuik; shoulder arthroplasty, principles, J.J.Brems and A.H.Wilde; unconstrained prosthetic shoulder replacement, T.R.Norris; constrained total shoulder arthroplasty, R.Wallensten. Part 7 Injuries: clavicular fractures and sternoclavicular dislocations, D.H.Sonnabend; management of proximal humeral fractures, B.J.Lundberg; Neer hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of complex proximal humeral fractures, J.E.Marchais and G.Maurais; acromioclavicular injuries, F.Kato; fractures of the scapula, R.Ideberg and R.Myrhage; persistant dislocation, T.H.Meadows; disorders of the shoulder in sport, D.Yanni. Part 8 Stiffness and weakness. Part 9 Malignant disease. (Part contents)