Will shoulder arthroplasty (joint replacement surgery) relieve pain and restore shoulder motion for people with arthritis?
A. Yes, arthroplasty can relieve pain and restore motion in people with severe shoulder arthritis. In addition, according to a recent study done at Johns Hopkins, shoulder arthroplasty is just as safe as the much more common hip and knee replacements. Yet people with shoulder arthritis are more likely to stick with conservative treatments. Why don’t more people choose shoulder arthroplasty? Many people don’t know that shoulder replacements are available, or think that shoulder arthroplasty is extremely traumatic or that shoulder replacements just don’t work.
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