ABOUT SHOULDER DISLOCATION SURGERY:

Patients who have repeated shoulder dislocation or suffer severe injury are advised surgery to stabilize the joint. It can be an Arthroscopic surgical repair or Open Surgery. Arthroscopy is a microsurgical technique where the surgeon uses an endoscope to look inside the joint, the images of which are transmitted to a monitor through an inbuilt camera. Type of surgery depends on the extent of damage and the type of activity that the patient is likely to involve in post-surgery. After surgery, the arm is kept in a sling for four to six weeks. Extensive rehabilitation/physiotherapy follows and is necessary for healing. Surgery can be in form of - Bankart lesion repair, SLAP lesion repair, Anterior Capsular shift,Rotator Interval Closure, etc. The surgery is done by an Orthopaedician.