What is the long term prospect of putti plat operation for a recurring dislocated shoulder?

Question

Im 29 years old and I play basketball. Is this surgery worth it in protecting my shoulder from dislocating again?

Answer 1

Considering each time you dislocate your shoulder you run the risk of permanent nerve damage, shoulder surgeries require a lot of recoup time, good surgeons are hard to find, it makes it a tough decision to make.

I found this article on the subject:

Results of a modified Putti-Platt operation for recurrent shoulder dislocations and subluxations.

Leach RE. Corbett M. Schepsis A. Stockel J. Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. (164):20-5, 1982 Apr.

In 78 consecutive cases of a modified Putti-Platt operation using an anterior shoulder incision, only on recurrent dislocation occurred in a 19 -year-old male athlete who suffered an insulin seizure. All other patients have returned to athletic activity.

This study indicates that external rotation is greater if measured with the arm at 90 degrees of abduction. Inasmuch as this is the more functional position for the arm, measurements to determine limitation of shoulder rotation should be done in this position.

Results show that there is a definite individual variation in external rotation of the shoulder.

The Putti-Platt operation limits external rotation by 12 degrees to 19 degrees as measured at 90 degrees of abduction. This however, has not been a functional problem in any of our patients.

The modified Putti-Platt operation is a sound, surgical procedure that gives excellent functional results in an athletic population.

This article sure makes the procedure sound great!

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 2

you may bear in concepts while he dislocated that bone, he tore it genuine out of the socket, taking ligaments and all with it. that is going to wreck for some days. whether it continues to be giving him significant discomfort after 3 days, you'll be able to desire to call the wellbeing care provider and talk it with him. Use a discomfort scale to fee his discomfort. Have him inform you on a scale from one to 10, with ten being the superb and one being the backside quantity, and you gets an theory of ways lots and how often he's hurting. provide all drugs as scheduled, and don't wait till the discomfort receives so undesirable he would be unable to bear it to grant discomfort meds, provide it while he starts off hurting. they're extra effectual if given while the discomfort starts off, relatively than in the midst of an entire blown discomfort disaster. And, by technique of all means, call that wellbeing care provider and ask him what else he might have you ever do.