“…Descriptions of the surgical anatomy are unspecific about the location and shape of the communication with the joint, as well as about the topographic relationship to adjacent anatomical structures, and opinions are greatly divided concerning the optimum surgical approach for exposure of the opening (Holmes 1870, Billroth 1876, Fullerton 1916, Davis 1918, Piersol 1919, Clark 1949, Wiles 1949, Anson & Maddock 1952, Lewin 1952, Apley 1968, Aegerter & Kirkpatrick 1975.…”