Shoulder Arthroscopy

In a shoulder arthroscopy, your surgeon inserts a small camera, called an arthroscope, into your shoulder joint. The camera displays pictures on a television screen, and your surgeon uses these images to guide miniature surgical instruments.

Shoulder arthroscopy may relieve painful symptoms of many problems that damage the rotator cuff tendons, labrum, articular cartilage, and other soft tissues surrounding the joint.

Common arthroscopic procedures include:

• Rotator Cuff Repair
• Bone Spur Removal
• Removal or Repair of the Labrum
• Repair of Ligaments
• Removal of Inflamed Tissue or Loose Cartilage
• Repair for Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation