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Need total reverse shoulder replacement surgery. Has anyone had this.
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Feb 26 8:58am | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
I have had two total replacements about 10-12 years ago and a revision 2 years ago. I need another revision, but am putting it off because in extracting the orthesis, my bone broke and failed to heal. I wish there was a way to make modular orthesis so that when it comes time to replace the replacement, the doctors do not have to remove the metal spike from your bone. My revisions were made necessary by atrophy of my rotator cuff—a common occurrence in older women. I am 71.
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@cdammen It is important to evaluate for osteoporosis before your surgery. What happened can be bc of your bone health. I am going to have a RSR and my surgeon in my first visit asked if I have osteoporosis which is a concern for poor bone quality and bone breaking . I will be seeing an endocrinologist and osteoarthritis specialist at HSS (Hospital for special Surgery) in NYC after blood work and a bone density which includes eval for trajectory bone score. That is a test for quality of the bone. Though I am upset that my surgery has been postponed, I am grateful for the care, that I am getting at HSS.