What percentage of shoulder surgery is successful?!
Question:
What percentage of shoulder surgery is successful?
Broken shoulder didn't mend. The ball of the humerus for the shoulder is disinegrating and Dr. said that this particular surgery is a 50/50 type, meaning that range of motion may not improve with surgery. Can't understand why the humerus will be floating in my arm without surgery. Is it harmful? Any help out there?
Answers:
well, you have a lot going on - here's the problem and the reason behind 50/50...there are about 20 muscles in the shoulder area, some of which are cut on to get to the glenoid part of the shoulder - muscles will heal with scar tissue and shoulders are just difficult to get a 100% satisfaction rating - incindently so are all surgeries -
sounds like you dont have much of a choice though, if your arm is disintegrating and your still young and healthy - hey man, yo uneed an arm -
spend the $ and get another opinion - the doctor will give you your MRI back to show someone else.
good luck - do the rehab smart.