Monday 6 June 2016

Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery in Chennai


The shoulder has a wide and adaptable scope of movement. At the point when something turns out badly with your shoulder, it hampers your ability to move freely and can bring about a lot of pain and inconvenience. Shoulder pain may begin in the joint itself, or from any of the many surrounding ligaments, muscles or tendons.

Causes of Shoulder Pain

Various factors and conditions can add to shoulder pain. The most pervasive cause is rotator cuff tendinitis. This is a condition described by inflamed tendons. Some of the time shoulder pain is the result of damage to another location in your body, usually the bicep or neck. This is known as Referred Pain. Referred pain for the most part doesn’t deteriorate when you move your shoulder.

Other reasons for shoulder pain incorporate a few types of joint pain, torn cartilage, or a torn rotator cuff. Swelling of the bursa sacs or tendons can likewise bring about pain. Some individuals create bone spurs, which are hard projections that generate along the edges of bones. Serious conditions, for example, a spinal cord damage or a heart attack may prompt shoulder pain.

Treatment Procedure

Treatment method will depend on the cause and seriousness of the shoulder pain. Total Shoulder Replacement is the right option for chronic shoulder pain.

MAHI Joint Replacement and Orthopaedic Clinic one of the Best Joint Replacement and Orthopaedic Centre offers advanced Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery in Chennai.

Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery, also called Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA), is a tremendously successful strategy for treating the serious pain and stiffness that regularly come about towards the end phase of different types of joint inflammation or degenerative joint disease of the shoulder joint. The primary objective of shoulder replacement surgery is faster pain relief, with a secondary advantage of restoring movement, strength, function and helping with returning patients to an activity level as close to normal as possible.

Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery in Chennai


The Total Shoulder Replacement surgery is commonly performed under general anaesthesia. And takes around two to three hours.

Shoulder is a ball and socket joint that is kept set up by ligaments and rotator cuff tendons. The surgery includes substitution of ball (upper part of humerus) with a metal ball appended to a stem. The stem is embedded down the shaft of the humerus. Socket may likewise be supplanted with a plastic piece which is usually fixed to a groove in the socket with cement. 

Suitable Candidates for Shoulder Replacement Surgery
  • Patients with severely fractured or broken shoulder
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Patients with bone-on-bone osteoarthritis
  • Intact rotator cuff tendons
  • Patients with shoulder discomfort, joint dysfunction and minimum ability to perform daily activities
  • Wear and tear of shoulder joint over time
  • Badly damaged or torn tissues in the shoulder
  • Failed physical therapy and analgesics treatment
  • Tumor in or around the shoulder

Our goal is to provide an excellent orthopaedic services and comprehensive quality care to our patients in a most cost effective and compassionate manner.



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