In my many years of practice as an orthopedic surgeon, I have seen many patients who are suffering from mild to severe injuries to the rotator cuff. Many find after meeting with me that rotator cuff surgery is really the only viable solution to relieve them of their pain. This is especially true after all other non-surgical options have been tried out with no benefit or relief of pain to the patient.
Once the non-surgical efforts are made, I look at factors such as weakness that has increased over time, an overall inability to use the shoulder (especially the area of the rotator cuff) and finally I?ll look to determine if the patient?s ability to move the rotator cuff has become limited. Like many other orthopedic surgeons, I want to exhaust these options before recommending rotator cuff surgery.
Numerous tears that exhibit via a loss of strength within the rotator cuff are much more than most likely brought on by trauma. These tears are much more than most likely bigger than minor tearing and frequently occasions are larger than three centimeters in size. When the patient presents these kinds of tears to me as an orthopedic surgeon, much more than most likely, rotator cuff surgery will be the greatest initial choice more than non-surgical techniques.
The surgical procedure for repairing a rotator cuff which has been torn demands the reattachment from the tendon. This process takes the tendon and locations it back in to the ball from the actual shoulder joint in the point of separation. With rotator cuff surgery you will find numerous methods to achieve this. However the finish outcome will be the exact same, attaching the tendon in order that it'll as soon as once more stick towards the bone.
In my practice, I use 3 from the most typical methods performed by orthopedic surgeons. For rotator cuff surgery, these are: All-arthroscopic, Mini-open and lastly Open.
All-arthroscopic is the least invasive and requires small incisions in the rotator cuff area. More than likely it is performed and the patient goes home that same day. The next rotator cuff surgery is the Mini-Open. This requires incisions, no larger than 5 centimeters. It integrates the arthroscopic procedure for visual assistance. This also will likely not require an overnight stay in the hospital. The final technique is Open. There may be some arthroscopy for diagnosis, but this is the more invasive technique. It requires a large incision in order to repair the torn rotator cuff.
I find that after rotator cuff surgery, about 80% or more of my patients are pleased with the results and have a decrease in pain, find additional function and an increase in motion for the rotator cuff. Unfortunately, not all results are the same, age; type of tear and other factors may come into play.
Be sure to contact my office for more specific information about rotator cuff surgery.
Devoted to obtaining you back within the game,
Dr. K
Once the non-surgical efforts are made, I look at factors such as weakness that has increased over time, an overall inability to use the shoulder (especially the area of the rotator cuff) and finally I?ll look to determine if the patient?s ability to move the rotator cuff has become limited. Like many other orthopedic surgeons, I want to exhaust these options before recommending rotator cuff surgery.
Numerous tears that exhibit via a loss of strength within the rotator cuff are much more than most likely brought on by trauma. These tears are much more than most likely bigger than minor tearing and frequently occasions are larger than three centimeters in size. When the patient presents these kinds of tears to me as an orthopedic surgeon, much more than most likely, rotator cuff surgery will be the greatest initial choice more than non-surgical techniques.
The surgical procedure for repairing a rotator cuff which has been torn demands the reattachment from the tendon. This process takes the tendon and locations it back in to the ball from the actual shoulder joint in the point of separation. With rotator cuff surgery you will find numerous methods to achieve this. However the finish outcome will be the exact same, attaching the tendon in order that it'll as soon as once more stick towards the bone.
In my practice, I use 3 from the most typical methods performed by orthopedic surgeons. For rotator cuff surgery, these are: All-arthroscopic, Mini-open and lastly Open.
All-arthroscopic is the least invasive and requires small incisions in the rotator cuff area. More than likely it is performed and the patient goes home that same day. The next rotator cuff surgery is the Mini-Open. This requires incisions, no larger than 5 centimeters. It integrates the arthroscopic procedure for visual assistance. This also will likely not require an overnight stay in the hospital. The final technique is Open. There may be some arthroscopy for diagnosis, but this is the more invasive technique. It requires a large incision in order to repair the torn rotator cuff.
I find that after rotator cuff surgery, about 80% or more of my patients are pleased with the results and have a decrease in pain, find additional function and an increase in motion for the rotator cuff. Unfortunately, not all results are the same, age; type of tear and other factors may come into play.
Be sure to contact my office for more specific information about rotator cuff surgery.
Devoted to obtaining you back within the game,
Dr. K
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Oliver David contributes articles for blogs on subjects like rotator cuff and rotator cuff surgery.