Knee :: Shoulder :: Hip
Shoulder Injury :: Shoulder Anatomy :: Rotator Cuff Tear :: Shoulder Impingement
Shoulder Arthroscopy :: Shoulder Dislocation :: Shoulder Labral Tear
Shoulder Injury: Symptoms that should lead you to make an appointment with a specialist. 1) instability (ball won't stay in socket) 2) Pain affecting everyday activities 3) Weakness 4) Progressive painful stiffness 5) Painful popping/catching.
Normal Anatomy of the Shoulder Joint
How does the Shoulder joint work?
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Rotator Cuff Tear
Rotator cuff is the group of tendons in the shoulder joint providing support and enabling wider range of motion. Major injury to these tendons may result in tear of these tendons and the condition is called as rotator cuff tear.
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Shoulder impingement is also called as swimmer's shoulder, tennis shoulder, or rotator cuff tendinitis. It is the condition of inflammation of the tendons of the shoulder joint caused by motor vehicle accidents, trauma, and while playing sports such as tennis, baseball, swimming and weight lifting.
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Shoulder arthroscopy is a surgical procedure in which an arthroscope is inserted into the shoulder joint. The benefits of arthroscopy are smaller incisions, faster healing, a more rapid recovery, and less scarring. Arthroscopic surgical procedures are often performed on an outpatient basis and the patient is able to return home on the same day.
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Playing more overhead sports activities and repeated use of shoulder at workplace may lead to sliding of the upper arm bone, the ball portion, from the glenoid-the socket portion of the shoulder. The dislocation might be a partial dislocation (subluxation) or a complete dislocation. causing pain and shoulder joint instability. Shoulder joint often dislocates in the forward direction (anterior instability) and it may also dislocate in backward or downward direction.
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Shoulder Labral Tear
The shoulder joint is a "ball and socket" joint that enables the smooth gliding and thereby the movements of arms. However it is inherently unstable because of the shallow socket. A soft rim of cartilage, the labrum lines the socket and deepens it so that it accommodates the head of the upper arm bone better.
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Labrum Repair Surgery
by Mark Adickes, M.D.
as seen on CBS's "The Doctors"
Interactive web based movies (click on the desired topic to find out more)
Click on the topics below to find out more from the Orthopaedic connection website of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.