Reverse Shoulder Surgery. In the recovery room. Doctors sometimes recommend reverse shoulder replacement surgery for patients with a rotator cuff tear that cannot be repaired or when other types of treatments have not worked for chronic shoulder pain that isn t associated with arthritis.
Using screws and special tools he or she attaches a plastic socket to the remaining bone. Reverse shoulder replacements can be used for people with damage to both the rotator cuff and the cartilage of the shoulder joint. This means their natural position is reversed.
Reverse shoulder replacement usually requires at least one overnight stay in the hospital and several weeks of recovery.
Doctors sometimes recommend reverse shoulder replacement surgery for patients with a rotator cuff tear that cannot be repaired or when other types of treatments have not worked for chronic shoulder pain that isn t associated with arthritis. Reverse shoulder replacement usually requires at least one overnight stay in the hospital and several weeks of recovery. The surgeon removes the top of the arm bone and inserts a metal stem with a ball on the end. An artificial ball is attached to the shoulder blade.
