Shoulder arthroscopy is a surgery performed using a small camera called an arthroscope. It is carried out by a specialist traumatologist, and is performed through small millimeter incisions in the skin.

Shoulder arthroscopy allows us to observe and repair injuries to the joint, which can cause pain and immobility in the patient, making it a technique that represents the latest advances in shoulder surgery.

Doctor Elgeadi's team carries out this technique in certain trauma clinics in Spain. This technique has numerous advantages, in addition the patient will experience less pain and recovery will be faster than if open surgery is applied.

Shoulder arthroscopy is performed under general anesthesia.

The arthroscope and the arthroscopic instruments necessary for the intervention are introduced into the joint through small incisions in the skin, between 1 and 3 millimeters.

The intervention lasts between 15 and 90 minutes, depending on the complexity of the pathology being treated. It is important that the surgery be performed by a shoulder specialist traumatologist.

The patients operated on in the shoulder pathology unit, are discharged a few hours after surgery. In some cases, the next day, prescribed with analgesic treatment.

Recovery is usually quick and will depend on the type of pathology treated. A shoulder immobilizer is usually required for a few days or weeks and several rehabilitation treatment sessions with a physiotherapist in a specialized center.

Some of the complications that may arise during shoulder surgery They are lack of healing, risk of suffering a break again or having stiffness in the shoulder, but the possibilities are minimal and their appearance is not serious for health.

The pathologies that can be treated by shoulder arthroscopy are very varied, including:

• Rotator cuff tears (supraspinatus, infraspinatus or subscapularis tendon)
• Shoulder impingement (subacromial syndrome)
• Shoulder bursitis and calcifying tendinitis (shoulder calcification)
• Long biceps tendon injuries
• Shoulder osteoarthritis (acromioclavicular osteoarthritis)
• Shoulder capsulitis or frozen shoulder
• Shoulder dislocations: glenohumeral or acromioclavicular
• Labral injuries and SLAP injuries

It is a technique used to observe and evaluate certain parts of the shoulder, as well as the internal structures of the joints. Furthermore, it optimizes the definition of anatomical variants and improves the diagnosis of some specific pathologies.

This type of MRI requires a prior injection of contrast that allows the intra-articular portion of the biceps tendon to be clearly seen. This allows the study of pathologies that cause shoulder instability, as well as the articular surface of the rotator cuff and the joint capsule.

Without this contrast, Common shoulder MRI would not allow us to identify some more specific pathologies. These types of techniques are used by shoulder traumatologists since it requires more extensive knowledge of the technique.

In cases where there is no evidence of a shoulder fracture but there is unidentifiable abnormal pain, the arthroresonance can help identify the injury.