A man surnamed Wang (on the left) who injured his right shoulder and ruptured his rotator tendon received neotrans artificial joint replacement and rehabilitation. He can lift his right hand more than 90 degrees. He returned to the hospital to thank orthopedic surgeon Zhang Haoming (on the right).

(Photo by reporter Wang Junzhong)

[Reporter Wang Junzhong/Tainan Report] 71-year-old Mr. Wang was injured for several months due to a fall while carrying heavy objects, and suffered from pain in his right shoulder for several months. Apparently, the lifting of the hands is less than 90 degrees, and it is very troublesome to sleep well and live inconveniently.

The patient later sought treatment at the Department of Orthopedics, Tainan City Hospital.

The doctor diagnosed the rupture of the shoulder rotator tendon and the degeneration of the shoulder joint, both of which were serious. He underwent reverse artificial shoulder joint replacement and combined with home rehabilitation after the operation. Two weeks after the operation, the hand can be lifted above 90 degrees, the pain has been reduced, and the quality of life has been improved. .

Tainan City Hospital Orthopedic Physician Zhang Haoming arranged X-ray, high-order soft tissue ultrasound and MRI examinations for Mr. Wang. It was found that the patient's shoulder rotator tendon had been severely ruptured and caused serious degeneration of the shoulder joint. Considering that he was older and had tried various conservative treatments The treatment was not effective, so it was recommended to undergo reverse artificial shoulder replacement surgery.

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Zhang Haoming said that shoulder joint pain is a common problem among middle-aged and elderly patients. The cartilage also wears away, causing the shoulder joint to degenerate.

Severe cases may have severe shoulder pain at night, or symptoms such as pseudo-paralysis and complete inability to lift hands.

A man surnamed Wang who injured his right shoulder and ruptured his rotator tendon, before undergoing neo-trans artificial joint replacement, his right hand could not be lifted at a height of 90 degrees.

(Photo by reporter Wang Junzhong)

Generally, patients with mild symptoms will first try to take or inject drugs, physical therapy, etc.; if there is no significant effect, further consider arthroscopic tendon repair surgery.

Zhang Haoming said, but when the tendon has shrunk beyond repair and may be accompanied by shoulder joint degeneration, it is not suitable for tendon repair. It is recommended to perform reverse artificial joint replacement, which has the effect that traditional shoulder artificial joints cannot achieve. Postoperative Combined with shoulder muscle strength rehabilitation training, the two methods can achieve good therapeutic effects and improve the quality of life of patients.

Zhang Haoming pointed out that the new reverse artificial shoulder surgery is also suitable for many difficult shoulder diseases, such as poor healing after shoulder fracture, advanced age with comminuted shoulder fracture, bone defect of glenoid with degenerative arthritis, neglected shoulder Joint dislocation, etc., have a variety of applications, and you can discuss the appropriate treatment strategy with a professional physician.

In the past, this operation was expensive. Recently, the National Health Insurance Department has adopted the method of special review to apply for health insurance subsidies to reduce the burden of shoulder rotator tendon rupture.

A man surnamed Wang who injured his right shoulder and ruptured his rotator tendon underwent neotrans artificial joint replacement (see photo).

(Photographed by reporter Wang Junzhong)

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