CONDITION:
Your shoulder joint is formed where the upper arm bone, shoulder blade, and collarbone meet. A group of four muscles surround these bones to form your rotator cuff. These muscles are attached to your bones by tendons, which are tough pieces of connective tissue. Your shoulder joint also includes layers of cartilage, joint fluid, and a bursa sac that helps cushion your joint. Shoulder surgery repairs a damaged, degenerated or diseased shoulder joint. It is a treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions in your shoulder joint. These commonly include rotator cuff tears, shoulder dislocations, and shoulder separations. Shoulder surgery can potentially help restore pain-free range of motion and full function to a damaged shoulder joint.
ORTHOPAEDIC SHOULDER PROCEDURES:
The most common types of shoulder surgery include:
• Arthroplasty
• Arthroplasty is surgery to relieve pain and restore motion by replacing or resurfacing a joint.
• Arthroscopy
• The use of a long, thin instrument that contains a small camera (known as an arthroscope) during shoulder surgery.
• Rotator Cuff Repair
• The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that keep the ball of the humerus in the shoulder socket. As its name suggests, it helps you raise and rotate your arm. Surgery to a damaged rotator cuff involves reattaching the torn muscles and tendons.
• Soft Tissue Repair
• Soft tissue injuries are when damage occurs to the muscles, tendons or ligaments. Surgery may be needed to treat these damaged shoulder muscles.
Other shoulder procedures include:
• Arthroscopy Of The Shoulder
• Arthroscopic Bankart Repair
• Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
• Shoulder Resurfacing
• Artificial Joint Replacement Of The Shoulder
• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
• Total Shoulder Replacement
• The Shoulder Replacement Book
• Reverse Shoulder Replacement
• Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair
• Shoulder Impingement Surgery
