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Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery
Health Encyclopedia: Rotator Cuff Repair
The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that form a cuff over the shoulder. These muscles and tendons hold the arm in its "ball and socket" joint and help the shoulder to rotate. The role of the tendons is to hold the powerful shoulder muscles to the shoulder and arm bones. The tendons can be torn from overuse or injury.
Rotator cuff repair is a type of surgery to fix a torn tendon in the shoulder. The procedure can be performed with a traditionally large ("open")...
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...anesthesia are: Allergic reactions to medications Problems breathing The risks for any surgery are: Bleeding Infection Nerve damage Additional risks include: ... Read more »Rotator cuff repair
...relieving pain in the shoulder. The procedure is less predictable at returning strength to the shoulder. Rotator cuff repair can require a long recovery period, especially if the tear was large. ... Read more »Shoulder arthroscopy
...have continued instability of the shoulder even after arthroscopic repair. Using arthroscopy for rotator cuff repairs or tendonitis usually relieves the pain, but it is less predictable how well... Read more »Arthroscopy
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