Shoulder Rotator Cuff Surgery. The surgeon separates the shoulder muscle to get near the torn tendon to repair it. While the recovery from rotator cuff surgery can be a challenge most people are back to their normal routine within 6 months.
Surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff most often involves re attaching the tendon to the head of humerus upper arm bone. After surgery your arm will be placed into a sling. Overnight stays in the hospital are generally unnecessary.
While the recovery from rotator cuff surgery can be a challenge most people are back to their normal routine within 6 months.
Rotator cuff surgery is an outpatient procedure. The four muscles of the rotator cuff are the supraspinatus the infraspinatus the teres minor and the. The rotator cuff also holds your upper arm bone in place in your shoulder socket. The surgeon separates the shoulder muscle to get near the torn tendon to repair it.
