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Anyone here have rotator cuff surgery
I've got a torn rotator cuff and am hearing conflicting advice on whether surgery should be done. It's been bothering me for 18 months or so and doesn't seem to be improving at all. Some people say the surgery would require a year or more of followup therapy and may not improve much even after the rehab. Anyone here have this surgery? I'd be curious to know what your experience has been and if you'd do it again.
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Anyone here have rotator cuff surgery
The orthopedic surgeon does the procedure with orthoscopic surgery through a small incision. He specializes in sports related injuries and does a lot of these, but he's not trying to sell me on it. He portrays the downsides pretty vividly, I'm just tired of not being able to do any overhead work or play with my left arm. I have no idea how or when the injury occurred but the surgeon said some interesting things. He said about 70% of 70-80 year olds have torn rotator cuffs and many never new about them being torn. He also said that the orthopedic world was pretty proud of themselves about the success of this surgery until autopsy studies showed that half of all people who get the surgery end up retearing the cuff (but for some reason the second time it's torn they rarely report ongoing pain).
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Thanks for the link even though the article has a bunch of big words The MRI shows a definite tear. They did most of the tests in that article and I've been going to physical therapy for more than six months. The PT has helped with the pain in normal arm-down activity but it has provided no relief whatsoever with overhead pain. I can't do overhead work in the woods, or install the radiant floor heat in the basement, or play golf. The article has this quote..
"However, surgery might be considered in a patient who has failed to improve after six months of conservative treatment or in a patient less than 60 years of age with a debilitating tear that impairs function."
That pretty much describes my situation so I was hoping to gather opinions from folks who may have gone through it.
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Mark, do you know why you are needing to have multiple surgeries for the same anterior imgingement problem? Do the surgeries not work or is it a condition that keeps coming back?
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