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The Shoulder

The Shoulder . David Limb Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Anatomy Variations of normal What happens with age Common problems. Arm is connected to body via the shoulder blade and collarbone Humerus then forms a joint with the shoulder blade

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The Shoulder

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  1. The Shoulder David Limb Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Leeds Teaching Hospitals

  2. Anatomy • Variations of normal • What happens with age • Common problems

  3. Arm is connected to body via • the shoulder blade and collarbone • Humerus then forms a joint with the • shoulder blade • Shoulder movement involves • the joint between the collarbone and chest • the joint between collarbone and shoulder blade • the ‘joint’ between shoulder blade and chest • the joint between humerus and shoulder blade

  4. Shoulder blade is suspended by muscles 26 muscles cross the shoulder joint

  5. ‘shoulder’ joint unusual – socket is mostly soft tissues • Trade off of stability to allow maximum mobility

  6. Cuff Deltoid Shoulder movement involves balanced couples

  7. Rotator cuff provides fulcrum in otherwise ‘unstable’ joint

  8. Infraspinatus

  9. Subscapularis

  10. Supraspinatus

  11. Clinical examination good enough to direct non-operative treatment Often need imaging before surgical treatment

  12. Investigations Ultrasound

  13. MRI Arthroscopy

  14. Problems - Impingement • Arthroscopic subacromial decompression • 700% increase in UK over last 10 years • Paracetamol for the shoulder headache

  15. Rotator cuff ‘tears’ • Prevalence • about 50% in their 50’s have partial tears • about 1 in 3 in 70’s have full thickness tears • about 50% in 80’s have complete tears

  16. Rotator cuff repair with tissue anchors • can be carried out arthroscopic or open • anchors can be metallic or absorbable plastics • 80% success rate in terms of pain relief and restoration of function • Rehabilitation to heavy use is 6 months • Up to 50% ‘fail’ within the first six months

  17. Dislocations

  18. Anterior dislocation

  19. Posterior dislocation ‘commonly’ missed

  20. Arthroscopic stabilisation • employs suture anchors • metallic or absorbable • success rates catching up with open surgery

  21. Not dislocated!

  22. Ruptured long head of biceps tendon

  23. Shoulder injections • Steroid can cause painful reaction for several days • Infection can first manifest as pain • Fortunately infection extremely rare • Adjunct to nonoperative treatment • May inhibit healing of surgically repaired cuff tears

  24. Shoulder prostheses Now well established in the treatment of shoulder arthritis and fractures Survivorship comparable to hip and knee replacement

  25. Shoulder prostheses

  26. Shoulder prostheses

  27. Do we have the evidence? In 2010 2 of largest grants ever were awarded in orthopaedics Health technology assessment grants – Dept of Health £2m – What is the place of surgery in rotator cuff disease £1m – What is the place of surgery in managing shoulder fractures

  28. Summary • In the normal shoulder there is a trade off of stability for mobility • There is a wide range of ‘normal’, even the anatomy • Very significant degenerative lesions occur with age • There is a very wide spectrum of outcome after treatment ?

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