Shoulder arthroscopy is a type of surgery to examine and repair the tissues around your shoulder joint. This procedure uses a small camera, called an arthroscope, that is inserted through tiny incision. If the doctor is going to repair the joint, small surgical instruments are also used. Through several small incisions about 1 centimeter each your surgeon will insert a camera into one incision, and small instruments through the other incisions. The surgeon makes a small incision, about one-quarter inch 0.25 inches long, near the shoulder joint. A small camera is then inserted into the joint. The camera is attached to a video monitor to allow the surgeon to see inside the joint.
Arthroscopic surgery is performed through small incisions using a camera to visualize the inside of a joint. Saline salt solution is pumped into the shoulder to expand the joint. This helps the surgeon see the joint and helps control any bleeding. The surgeon will look around the entire joint to evaluate the cartilage, tendons, and ligaments of the shoulder. Most patients are asleep during knee arthroscopy. Therefore they will unable to watch the video monitor. There a simple way to reduce pain a nerve block may be used to numb the shoulder and arm after surgery. The damage tissue need to be repaired by surgeon and will take one to three additional small incisions to insert other insrtuments. A blunt hook may be included to hook and pull on tissues or a shaver to remove damaged tissues and a bur to remove bone. In addition the surgeon often places the camera in the space above the rotator cuff tendons, this is called subacromial space. Only the surgeon can evaluate the area above the rotator cuff and clean out inflamed and removed a bone spur and fix a rotator cuff tear.
Arthroscopic surgery has some advantages, smaller incision, less tissue damage but these are usually not helpful if the overall procedure cannot be performed as well. There are various conditions that can be treated with shoulder surgery, the rotator cuff tears, treatment of ratator cuff teards with shoulder arthroscopy is controversial. Shoulder instability or labral tears and slap lesions are commonly treated with arthroscopy.
Arthroscopic surgery patients must follow their post operative rehab protocol since somehow it is very important. Impingement syndrome in a patient that is not cured could have an alternative conservative treatment called an arthroscopic subacromial decompression. This procedure removed the inflamed bursa and some bnone from the irritated area around the rotator cuff tendons. Bicep tendonitis, the biceps tendon can
become irritated and inflamed as an isolated problem in association with problems such as impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tears. This procedure usually causes no functional difference but relieves symptoms. Using arthroscopy for rotator cuff repairs or tendonitis usually relieves the pain, but it is less predictable how well your strength will
return. Frozen shoulder seldom requires operative treatment, and treatment for many months or years is often necessary before considering operative treatment. Frozen shoulder must be treated surgically, it is utmost importance to begin aggressive physical therapy immediately following surgery. The AC joint or acromioclavicular is occasionally affected by arthritis. When the arthritis joint is severe, the end of the clavicle or collarbone can be removed. When removing the damage joint the symptoms
of AC arthritis are often relieved.
