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The Next Edition: The Future of Shoulder Reconstruction
The field of shoulder reconstruction continues to evolve at an accelerated pace. The number and scope of adjunctive technologies that can enhance anatomic restoration of the shoulder continues to increase, and new applications in orthobiologics, nanotechnology, and computer-assisted navigation are moving from innovative to mainstream. This chapter offers a preview of new orthopaedic technologies and applications for reconstruction of the shoulder. In the future, shoulder surgeons will be able to incorporate the translational sciences that combine biologic augmentation with reconstructive approaches, which may allow the evolution from reconstructive to regenerative approaches to the shoulder.