Super helpful video. I'm having this surgery in a week and a 1/2. The info in particular about why we can't weightbear after compared to the traditional repair. Is that why my doctor told me it'd be 9-12 months before return to sports? (Bjj)
I’m six months and a half post up on a reverse shoulder replacement and just this past week I started having severe pain and a huge bruise on my arm. Well, I seen my orthopedic surgeon and he said that my bicep detached well I’m not very pleased I didn’t go bowling with the 16 pound bar. I did not throw a baseball or football and I didn’t do anything strenuous. Besides rake up some leaves with a plastic rake. I hate communicating it’s not worth attaching, so I’m not for sure how you can swing or lift without your bicep being attached
This was super helpful. I have a posterior horn menicus tear and wondered why the knee feels unstable. I didn't know it had been "pulled up from the bone"...that makes more sense though. Thanks for the explanation. Getting this procedure done in 3 wks
Many thanks Doctor for this video and explanation. I ruptured my long head 4 weeks ago, and MRI did confirm. My orthopedic surgeon recommended to forgo tenodesis ( I am 57 but ver active). I started PT but I still feel a bit sore and some discomfort and clicking at the shoulder joint. Should I live without my long head and keep pushing through PT? It has been a month anyways and I think it is too late to consider a surgery. I appreciate any feedback
I had my left rotator repaired 3yrs ago, now pending an upcoming MRI on my right shoulder area, I may again need some surgery followed by several weeks of PT. This video, was extremely helpful! Thanks for posting it.
HELLO I'VE GOT THIS PROBLEM & NOBODY IN THE NETHERLAND CAN DO THIS FOR ME IS THIS A HUGHES FINANCIAL PROBLEM CAN YOU INFORM ME PLEASE KIND REGARDS WILLIAM
I tore my long head tendon obviously below the groove and no pain happened 3 weeks ago getting ready to go into physical therapy feels good got some shoulder pain it's about it
Would this still apply to someone that had one rt arm Rottercuff surgery for a large tear Nov 22, 2022 then scr surgery same arm June 2023, then another same arm scr surgery April 2024 I have been extra extra gently this time, thought I was before but it failed
biggest problem was getting my Orthopedic Dr., to take the injury seriously. it took two weeks after the injury to get an appointment, then we had to do an xray. another week passed while he argued that studies for individuals over 55 didn't substantiate surgery. Finally got an MRI which showed the tear with a 3.3 cm sparation. surgery was scheduled 34 days after the initial injury, with a different surgeon. I'm two days into recovery now. initial Orthopedic surgeon did my full knee replacement 17 months ago. with the exception of similar scheduling issues, he did a great job and I have no complaints. Seems that HMO's simply don't want to schedule work that you are paying them for, without your having to fight every inch of the way!
@@Theechad21 - I'm one week into recovery after the surgery. Happy with the results so far, but won't start rehab for another week and half. I'm having to force myself to NOT push the recover as I don't want to damage the work that was done.
Hang in there, it gets better and better. I was very skeptical about the surgery (which I had a week and a half after the initial injury, but here I am 9 1/2 weeks post-op and my arm feels great. Just don't over do it, take PT seriously and try to get a good night sleep. I'm 43 and work in a heavy industrial setting, not picking up anything heavy and taking it a day at a time. Don't forget to take your Vitamin D, I also added a multi-vitamin from Costco for any other deficiencies I may have do to diet. I also took this injury to work on my overall health, hitting the treadmill on a hill climb setting; not quite running yet as I don't want the impact to affect anything. Good luck and hope you all pull through.
I had a full knee replacement January 23. Recovery wasn't nearly as hard as it been with tendon repair surgery. With the knee repair, ice and the bicycle were my friends. I was told 12-16 weeks to be released to go back to work, I was released the beginning of my 7th week. With my Bicep/Tendon repair, I'm at 7 weeks now, and I'm still being VERY careful with movement and lifting weights. I can tell it's getting better, however this repair is going to take substantially longer than the complete knee replacement.
What is not true is that you will loose a "considerable amount of strength and function" if not repaired. He is speaking in a matter of fact that you will have difficulty turning a door knob with is simply not true. The risk of nerve damage is 15% and the minimal loss of strength for me wasn't worth the surgery as I enjoy playing the piano and I was perfectly able to do so just a week after my rupture , same goes with turning door knobs and 90% of mobility. Plus the long recovery after the surgery , pain pills and complications I'm perfectly happy with my decision not to have the surgery. People , do your research - a good place to start is with the NIH. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5213928/#CR1
I'm around 12 years post surgery. My biceps still will cramp while holding an empty pizza box. Showers are painful range of motion is extremely poor. I wouldn't recommend this surgery to anyone. I now have a large lump under my front deltoid muscle and that muscle is being pulled inward and down towards the upper peck muscle. If you are too old to have it repaired properly, I recommend you either do nothing and treat it with care/caution or just have the tendon clipped. That's my opinion based on my experience. If I could go back in time, I'd not have this procedure done. BTW, I've also lost all of my cartridge since the surgery. Until the lump developed, doctors wouldn't even look at my shoulder. They would look at the X-Ray and say that I have arthritis. I'd say, I know I do, but something else is wrong. I have lots of experience lifting weights with proper form and know how to isolate muscle groups. I as well have some education in exercise and sports science and medical training while in the Army. I know what I feel. I've found that surgeon's, are by far the most arrogant and conceited people I've ever spoken to, with horrible bed side manners. I'm paraphrasing, but my surgeon told me that he is the shoulder expert not me. Again, JMHO!
@@HeyIntegrity not that I noticed. Something would and still does periodically catch but no instability at least not when awake. Can you expound on your statement that "they can't cut it anymore?"
My surgeon is suggesting a tendonesis due to my SLAP tear also in addition to my supraspinatus tear. You had this tendonesis done at what age? I'm 52 and in good health and physically active and want to get back to lifting and pulling but stopped due to this condition 2 years ago and it's worsened somw since then.
smart guy ... if the biceps supinates the forearm ... I wonder which muscle pronates the forearm? ... this is my problem and it is related to the tennis serve
How about addressing the difference with the tenodesis by either suture fixation or anchored drill placement. Mine was sutured and is the safer option to help avoid fracturing of the humerus. Thank you for your videos, they are great...
My concerns are: 1) from the video the tendon is moved from the cut down to where the hole is. Wouldn't that cause slack in the bicept? 2) I would think while the procedure is necessary for many the flexiblilty you would have with tendon going all they up into Labrum is superior to after the procedure. I think of an instrument and what happens to the playability of string when you shorten it. It becomes less flexible.
