Shoulder Problems Treated
By Michael L. Sidor, M.D.

ROTATOR CUFF PROBLEMS:

  • Impingement
  • Tendonitis
  • Bursitis
  • Tears: partial or complete,small or large
  • Spurs
  • Calcium deposits, calcific tendonitis
BICEPS TENDON PROBLEMS:
  • Tendonitis
  • Rupture, tear
  • Dislocation; subluxations
  • SLAP tears

A-C (ACROMIOCLAVICULAR) JOINT PROBLEMS:

  • Sprains
  • Subluxations
  • Dislocations
  • Arthritis
  • Distal clavicle osteolysis

STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT PROBLEMS:

  • Sprains
  • Subluxations
  • Dislocations
  • Arthritis

UNSTABLE SHOULDER:

  • Dislocations
  • Subluxations
  • Labral tears
  • SLAP Tears
STIFFNESS:
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Adhesive capsulitis
  • Loss of motion following surgery/trauma

ARTHRITIS:

  • Osteoarthritis: age-related, degenerative
  • Post-traumatic arthritis (after fracture)
  • Rheumatoid arthritis due to rotator cuff tear
  • Avascular necrosis arthritis (atraumatic)
  • Arthritis following surgery for shoulder instability

CLAVICLE PROBLEMS:

  • Fractures
  • Nonunions
  • Malunions
  • Osteolysis

FRACTURES:

  • Clavicle
  • Humerus
  • Glenoid
  • Scapula

MALUNIONS / NONUNIONS:

  • Clavicle
  • Humerus
  • Glenoid
  • Scapula

ACROMION PROBLEMS:

  • Os acromiale (growth plate problem)
  • Spurs
  • Fractures

SCAPULA (SHOULDER BLADE) PROBLEMS:

  • Winging
  • Fractures
  • "Snapping" scapula
  • Bursitis

NERVE PROBLEMS:

  • Nerve injuries
  • Nerve palsies, paralysis: long thoracic, spinal accessory, axillary
  • Suprascapular nerve entrapment (with or without associated ganglion cyst)

MASSES:

  • Cysts (ganglion)
  • Lipomas

MUSCLES:

  • Deltoid detachment
  • Deltoid paralysis
  • Trapezius paralysis
  • Serratus anterior paralysis

MUSCLE RUPTURES:

  • Pectoralis major
  • Deltoid
  • Triceps
  • Biceps
  • Subscapularis

INFECTIONS

POSTOPERATIVE SHOULDER PROBLEMS

For more information about many of the above shoulder
problems, please visit http://orthoinfo.aaos.org

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