In Shoulder arthroscopy, a tiny camera called an arthroscope is inserted to examine or repair the tissues inside or around your shoulder joint. Shoulder arthroscopy is performed in the following conditions:
When Shoulder is dislocated, it means the humeral head comes out of the glenoid cavity. This may happen due to injury, laxity of associated ligaments or stretching of joint capsule in case of sports player. Shoulder Bankart Repair is the surgery performed for recurrent shoulder dislocation. This surgery is performed arthroscopically and involves reattaching laberal-capsular complex to glenoid using suture anchors.
- Rotator Cuff TearRotator Cuff is the group of tendons & muscles around the shoulder that keep the upper arm intact. When same shoulder motion is repeated multiple times, there are high chances that this rotator cuff may get torn. This makes movement of the arm very painful task, and one may also feel difficulty in lifting objects. To repair the rotator cuff tear, surgeon reattached the tendon to the upper arm (humerus) through suture anchors. This surgery is done in a minimally invasive way through arthroscopy.
Frozen shoulder is often called as Adhesive Capsulitis or Adhesiolysis in medical terms. Its result is stiffness in shoulder and inability to move it. This condition is commonly seen in diabetic patients and patients who do a restricted shoulder movement. The capsule that surrounds the shoulder forms scar tissues called as adhesion. Formation of this adhesion makes the shoulder stiff, and the movement becomes painful. Arthroscopy surgery for Frozen Shoulder involves releasing the ball of shoulder from the socket, this surgery is called as Arthroscopic Shoulder Release. This surgery result in restoring full 360 movement and improves 70%-80% range of motion.
