A shoulder fracture is a broken bone in the shoulder. These fractures typically occur after a fall or high impact collision. In most cases, surgery is not necessary to treat a shoulder fracture. The ...

SLAP tear surgery is a procedure used to repair injured shoulder cartilage. It involves making small incisions around the shoulder joint and using specialized instruments to repair or reconstruct the ...

A rotator cuff tear is a partial or complete severing of the rotator cuff tendons in the shoulder, usually due to injury. A strain is different, as it involves an overstretch of the tendons. The ...

Learn more about the benefits of arthroscopic shoulder surgery, as well as possible risks and recovery time. Arthroscopic shoulder surgery is a procedure that uses a camera to get a better look inside ...

Shoulder instability occurs when your shoulder joint (ball and socket) has lost is normal alignment (ball resting symmetrically in the socket), which causes your arm to lose its support. The most ...

Returning to golf, tennis or pickleball after shoulder replacement surgery shouldn't be too hard. Healing does take time, but within a few months most people can get back to play at their pre-surgery ...

Correspondence to Dr Timothy Lathlean, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; timothy.lathlean{at}adelaide.edu.au ...