You know how it is, once you learn a new word it pops up everywhere. You wonder how you have been ignoring that word all these previous years. It was there; I guess your brain just didn't see it.
I am that way now with orthopedic problems. RTSA has been a surgical option in the US since 2005 but I had never heard of it until I was facing it. Shoot, I didn't even know about regular shoulder replacement surgery. There are many procedures available in the surgeons armamentarium.
Arthroscopic Debridement is indicated if there is no history of injury but the patient has pain that is not relieved by therapy or medications. Small incisions allow the surgeon to clean up irritated tissue or bone spurs. Recovery is about a month.
Shoulder stabilization surgery is used when the patient has dislocated their shoulder and the lining of the joint has torn away from the bone. This repair, too, is done arthroscopically and recovery is about six weeks.
Rotator Cuff repair seems to be talked about, if not done, a lot. I HAD heard of it. This surgery follows a tear or injury and is also arthroscopic surgery. Recovery is more like six months.
Shoulder replacement surgery comes in three versions: Hemiarthroplasty (in which only the head of the humerus is replaced), Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (the ball of the humerus is replaced with a prosthetic ball and the natural socket is replaced with a prosthetic socket) and reverse Total Shoulder replacement (where the parts to be replaced are reversed). Which is the "bigger" surgery is directly related to which one you are facing.
I'll let you know how long recovery is.
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