What is shoulder arthroscopy?
Shoulder arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgery used to diagnose and treat shoulder problems. You might have arthroscopy for rotator cuff tears or shoulder impingement. Minimally invasive procedures require smaller incisions than traditional surgery. Each incision is about the size of a keyhole. Your surgeon inserts a small camera called an arthroscope through a tiny incision in your skin. This camera projects pictures of your shoulder joint to a video screen. Your provider looks at these images to find the source of your injury. If you need a shoulder repair, the provider uses miniature surgical instruments to restore your shoulder’s mobility.
Advantages of Shoulder Arthroscopy
Shoulder arthroscopy is a surgical procedure that repairs the tissues inside or around your shoulder joint and is a much-preferred mode of shoulder repair these days. The following are the advantages of shoulder arthroscopy over traditional open surgery:
Why is shoulder arthroscopy done?
Shoulder arthroscopy helps healthcare providers find and treat shoulder pain that has not responded to nonsurgical treatments. Nonsurgical treatments for shoulder pain include physical therapy, medication, injections and rest.
Conditions treated by arthroscopic shoulder surgery
Shoulder arthroscopy can be used to remove inflamed tissue and can help with many other medical conditions related to the shoulder. It can also be used for the treatment of a variety of injuries, including :