Torn Labrum surgery?

Question

I was diagnosed a few months ago with a torn labrum. I have since started my career and was just curious as to how long the surgery and recovery take. If I had the surgery on a Friday when could I be back to work (I have a mostly desk job)?

Yes Labrum...its cartilage in your shoulder

Answer 1

Depending on the damage done to various parts or part of the labrum (there are five sections to the labrum: Superior Labrum, Anterosuperior Labrum, Anterior Labrum, Anteroinferior Labrum, Inferior Labrum) the types of surgery vary.

Some of the surgeries can be out-patient, but not without risk. Check with your physician/surgeon to see when you can return to your desk job. After surgery, the arm is to be kept in a sling for 4 to 6 weeks, but that is not to say you can't go back to work during that time. I suspect he may advise you to take a week off, to get used to the sling and see what you can and cannot do.

This is a quote from the Hospital of Special Surgery site:

Rehabilitation

"After surgery, you will need to keep your shoulder in a sling for THREE to FOUR WEEKS. Your physician will also prescribe gentle, passive, pain-free range-of-motion exercises. When the sling is removed, you will need to do motion and flexibility exercises and gradually start to strengthen your biceps. Athletes can usually begin doing sports-specific exercises after six weeks, although it will be three to four months before the shoulder is fully healed."

Your Orthopedic Connection, Patient Education Web Site of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, © 2002

Here is the site for further reading: http://www.hss.edu/Conditions/Glenoid-Labrum-Tear/Shoulder-Joint-Tear
Here is a site to view the shoulder injury: http://www.uhrad.com/msiarc/msi033.htm

Answer 2

a week maybe,no using it for 4-6 wks

Answer 3

ask your surgeon

Answer 4

labrum?????