{"id":2108,"date":"2010-08-03T17:00:11","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/?p=2108"},"modified":"2010-08-03T17:00:11","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T21:00:11","slug":"new-treatment-for-shoulder-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2010\/08\/03\/new-treatment-for-shoulder-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"New Treatment for Shoulder Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

For people with chronic shoulder pain and immobility caused by a completely torn rotator cuff, severe arthritis, complex fractures, or a shoulder-replacement surgery that failed, a new procedure \u2013 called reverse shoulder replacement \u2013 offers hope for conditions previously considered beyond repair.<\/p>\n

Approved by the FDA in 2004 (and used in Europe for over a decade), reverse shoulder replacement changes the way the shoulder works by reversing the ball-and-socket mechanics through the use of an artificial joint implant. This reversal enables the implant to function even when the rotator cuff is absent or when there is significant bone loss. The implant allows the large deltoid muscle that covers the shoulder to be used more effectively to lift the arm, providing increased mobility of the shoulder. The result is a shoulder that functions better with less pain.<\/p>\n

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Lawrence Miller, MD, Director, Cooper Bone and Joint Institute, explains the benefits of Reverse Shoulder Replacement surgery for patients requiring difficult shoulder reconstructions.<\/div>\n

\u201cSeeing the change in people once they are out of pain and can take care of themselves again is incredibly rewarding,\u201d said Lawrence S. Miller, MD, Director of the Cooper Bone and Joint Institute and Chief of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cooper University Hospital. Dr. Miller is one of a small group of surgeons nationwide \u2013 and one of the most experienced orthopaedic shoulder surgeons in the region \u2013 to perform this newer surgical treatment.<\/p>\n

Reverse shoulder replacement is an inpatient procedure with a hospital stay of about two days. Physical therapy begins in about two weeks, continues for six to 12 weeks, and \u201cby three months, patients are exercising at home on their own,\u201d Dr. Miller said.<\/p>\n

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