This procedure can be done arthroscopically as an outpatient.
Raising the roof in shoulder surgery.
Alternatively you may need to have an operation to widen the space under the roof of your shoulder so the tendon is no longer rubbing against the bone.
Shoulder replacement surgery has been life changing for many adults.
One of the obstacles to surgery of the shoulder unlike the knee is that the shoulder is surrounded by a bony and muscular envelope.
This is also done as a keyhole arthroscopy operation.
It is well known that rotator cuff surgery is a major operation where the rotator cuff tendons figure 1 are sewn back to the upper arm bone humerus.
Climbing on a roof because the first protective move a person makes when falling is outstretching their arm to break the fall the shoulder joint receives the majority of the impact force when landing and is easily injured.
The shoulder blade or scapula acromion.
While shoulder arthroscopy is considered a very safe.
Decompression the goal of surgery is to increase the space between the acromion and the rotator cuff tendons.
I felt so much better after surgery it gave me my life back ken said.
The rotator cuff muscles originate on the scapula and surround the socket and humeral head under this acromial roof.
In the case of ken roof he realized after surgery that he had waited far too long to address the pain.
My advice to others is don t wait as long as i did.
The most common causes of pain after rotator cuff surgery are 1 that the shoulder is still recovering from the surgery itself and 2 the shoulder has gotten stiff due to lack of movement.
Shoulder arthroscopy is often performed for treatment of rotator cuff tears labral tears and shoulder bursitis arthroscopic procedures are also sometimes used for the treatment of early shoulder arthritis.
The surgery is performed with a miniature lighted telescope and small instruments introduced into the shoulder joint through hollow cannulas.
This procedure which is also known as total shoulder arthroplasty is used as a treatment method for stiff joints that trigger severe pain even with slight flexing of the shoulder.
Your shoulder surgeon will explain the procedure to you and address any concerns you may have.
The arthroscopic procedure used to correct impingement is known as a subacromial decompression.
Impingement syndrome can also be described as rotator cuff tendonitis and bursitis.
In this surgery the complete humeral head and glenoid or the ball and socket joint is replaced.
The surgery may first remove any bone spurs that may have developed under the acromion that are rubbing on the rotator cuff tendons and the bursa.
This surgery is aimed at repairing the damaged capsule and ligaments directly.
