It’s not nearly as difficult as most patients who have had it done thought it would be. After about a week or two, most people have less pain than before surgery and can move their arms very quickly. We don't force people to wear slings. We allow early active motion after shoulder replacement surgery. So most patients tell us, “The…
The answer in the majority of patients is yes. We're doing more and more reverses in patients who have intact rotator cuffs. We detach part of the rotator cuff, the subscapularis, and then reattach it for surgery. The less of the cuff, the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor, we leave, and we don't mess with it. If all those tendons…
It depends on what you consider a major. In most people's minds, staying in the hospital is a major operation. Our patients don't stay in the hospital anymore. They go home as an outpatient. If surgeries take hours and hours, that's a major operation. In my practice, we are hyper-specialized and we're very efficient. We do these procedures in less…
I do not put an age limit on rotator cuff surgery. Some surgeons make a mistake when they say, “You're over this age, and if you look at the data, our healing rates are this.” Looking deeper into those studies, the right age is a factor. There's no question that the older you are, the lower your healing rates. However,…
The answer is no, but it will be way better. That's why we're doing rotator cuff surgery to fix the problem in your shoulder. When you look at our data, we specialize in this surgery. In my practice, I do close to 400 rotator cuff repairs a year, which is way more than the average surgeon doing them. If you…
This is an interesting question. Most of the time, when your shoulder is tight and you're not moving, it's because of a scar in the glenohumeral joint. People can have scapulothoracic bursitis and some scar tissue there. The best way to start is just with therapy and working on stretching and strengthening. Occasionally, a cortisone shot can help it. Then…
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