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Shoulder arthritis: second opinion

Paulette Rodriguez

October 28, 2023

We encourage patients to seek a second medical opinion about the treatment for shoulder arthritis.

Here’s a sample.

A man in his 60s who is active presents with shoulder pain, but still bench presses 30 pounds with active elevation. This CT image was taken at the initial consultation.

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The only option presented to him was the reverse total shoulder.Click here to see it link) to help improve his shoulder performance.

This patient is a good candidate for anatomic shoulder surgery.Click here to see it Link) or a ream-and-run procedure (Click here to see it If he still has disabling symptoms, even after trying rehabilitation exercises (Click here to see it (link) and non-steroidal analgesics. The pros and con of each option should be discussed.

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