For now, only a limited number of hospitals and medical centers across the country offer the advanced robotic procedure. The ...

Shoulder pain can be relentless and severely limit one’s activities and quality of life. The good news, however, is that shoulder replacement surgery is a highly effective treatment option with ...

Total shoulder arthroplasty is a procedure that replaces the shoulder with an artificial joint. The surgeon removes the ball of the shoulder and places a metal stem that goes into the arm bone, or ...

BE SERVED AT THE SAME TIME. MINDY: THANK YOU. SHOULDER REPLACEMENT IS A MAJOR SURGERY. ALL OR PART OF THE SHOULDER JOINT IS REPLACED. IN THE PAST, IT WOULD TAKE WEEKS FOR THE PATIENT TO GAIN MOBILITY.

A new kind of shoulder joint replacement is ending pain and restoring movement to people thought to be untreatable 15 years ago. Reverse shoulder joint replacements — the installation of implants that ...

Almost everybody knows someone who's had surgery to swap an arthritic hip or knee for an artificial new one. But when it comes to joint replacement awareness, shoulders often get short shrift. Now, ...

Dr. Jacob Triplet, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, recently began using the Stryker Mako SmartRobotics device ...

Dr. R. Michael Greiwe has developed what he calls a “game-changing” procedure that may revolutionize shoulder replacement surgery. As a Shoulder, Elbow, and Sports Medicine specialist for OrthoCincy, ...

Question: I have been told I need a shoulder replacement. Do I have to have it done in a hospital? Answer: If you asked me this question five years ago, I would have to tell you that a hospitalization ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recently published results show total shoulder arthroplasty is a cost-effective procedure and, according to ...

A device approved last year by the FDA is changing things up when it comes to shoulder replacements. The device, which is smaller and more flexible than the typical rod used in shoulder transplants, ...