Our shoulder is the most versatile joint in our bodies. This range of motion can however lead to shoulder pain and discomfort. In most cases, pain in the shoulder can be the result of one of four main causes: inflammation, instability, arthritis, or a fracture. Our experts specialize in diagnosing and treating injuries of the shoulder.
Our Orthopedic team can work with you to help you find a treatment solution for these various injuries or conditions:
- AC Joint Separation
- Clavicle (collar bone) Fracture
- Rotator Cuff Tear/Repair
- Shoulder Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
- Shoulder Bursitis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Lateral epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
- Total Shoulder Replacement
- Direct or Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery
When medications, physical therapy and other methods of treatment no longer relieve pain, it may be time to consider shoulder surgery, which is designed to help provide pain relief and improved movement.
In addition to traditional (anatomical) shoulder replacement surgery, Grant Regional Health Center now offers Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery. Designed for those with severe arthritis or irreparable rotator cuff tears, this advanced procedure improves range of motion, relieves pain and restores mobility.
Patients with shoulder arthritis and a functioning rotator cuff generally benefit from a traditional total shoulder replacement. Patients that do not have a rotator cuff intact and have pain and loss of motion from shoulder arthritis benefit from a reverse shoulder replacement.
The reverse total shoulder replacement surgery enables our surgeon to treat patients with conditions that previously had no solution. This condition is characterized by the irreparable loss of the rotator cuff tendons and deterioration of the normal joint surface of the shoulder. Because these tissues cannot be restored, the shoulder is often weak, painful and unstable. Using special techniques and a reversed total shoulder design, this procedure can improve the stability of the shoulder and enable the deltoid muscle to power it, even in the absence of a normal rotator cuff.