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Replacement surgery is not limited to hips and knees. Painful, destroyed shoulders and elbows — from arthritis, massive tendon tears or complex fractures — can be reconstructed with modern implants.
Total shoulder replacement
For shoulder arthritis with intact rotator cuff tendons, anatomic total shoulder replacement resurfaces the ball and socket, relieving pain and restoring functional movement.
Reverse total shoulder replacement
When the rotator cuff is irreparably torn — or in complex fractures of the shoulder in older patients — the reversed design allows the deltoid muscle to power the arm instead of the damaged cuff. It has transformed the treatment of conditions that previously had no good answer.
Shoulder hemi-replacement
In selected fractures and conditions affecting only the ball of the joint, replacing the humeral head alone is the appropriate, bone-preserving option.
Total elbow replacement
For destroyed elbows — most commonly from rheumatoid arthritis or unreconstructable fractures in the elderly — total elbow replacement restores a pain-free, functional arc of movement for daily activities.
Who needs a reverse shoulder replacement rather than a normal one?
The state of your rotator cuff tendons decides. An intact cuff favours anatomic replacement; a deficient cuff favours the reverse design. MRI and clinical examination settle this.
Can elderly patients with shoulder fractures avoid surgery?
Many can. But certain fracture patterns in older patients do poorly without reconstruction or replacement, and delayed decisions narrow the options — early specialist review is advisable.
How much movement returns after elbow replacement?
The realistic goal is a pain-free functional range for eating, dressing and daily tasks, with permanent lifting restrictions to protect the implant. Expectations are set clearly before surgery.
A shoulder or elbow problem said to be untreatable?
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