SHOULDER SURGERY

Imagine your shoulder is like a ball and socket. During total shoulder joint replacement surgery, a surgeon removes the damaged parts of your shoulder and replaces them with new, smooth, and durable parts made of metal and plastic.

This surgery is designed to help you reduce pain, increase your range of motion, and get back to everyday activities like reaching, lifting, or even playing sports. Most people find that after recovery, they can move their shoulder more easily.

Partial shoulder replacement, also called shoulder a ‘hemiarthroplasty’, is a surgical procedure during which part of the upper bone in the arm is replaced with a prosthetic metal implant, whereas the other half of the shoulder joint (the socket) is left intact.

Following surgery the range of motion and function will be improved and most people find significant reductions in pain.