Arthroscopy: A Procedure

There are about 6 million people a year that will go to the hospital to get checked for a shoulder sprain, fracture, strain, dislocation, or any other shoulder pain that a patient is having. When you have this type of pain in your shoulder it can cause damage in the tissue. This can cause pain, discomfort, weakness, instability, and little movement in the arm. You would have to get an x-ray done and a physical examination done. An arthroscopy would be able to tell what’s wrong with your shoulder. Before you have surgery the doctor will give you a list of things to do and not to do before you go through surgery. It is best to follow those instructions because you wouldn’t want to have to reschedule your appointment.

Arthroscopy is a procedure

It has more motion that any other joint in your body. It is made of three different types of bones: humerus (upper body arm), scapula (shoulder blade), and the clavicle (collarbone). The ball and socket joint is on the upper arm bone. The articular cartilage is a slippery tissue that covers the ball and the socket. It creates a smooth surface so that bone glides across each other. The glenoid is a strong fibrous cartilage that is called a labrum. The labrum forms a gasket around the socket to provide stability and cushion on the joint. A shoulder capsule is a joint that surrounds the tissue called ligaments. They form a capsule that holds the joints together. Under the capsule is a lined thin membrane that is called the synovium. It produces a synovial fluid that lubricates the shoulder joint. The rotator cuff has four tendons that surround around the shoulder capsule. It helps keep your arm centered in the shoulder socket. The thick material is the rotator cuff. The cuff covers the humerus and it attaches is to the shoulder blade. The bursa is between the rotator cuff and the bone on top of your shoulder (acromion). The bursa helps the rotator cuff glide smoothly when you move your arm