Shoulder arthroscopy
Shoulder arthroscopy is a type of surgery used to diagnose and treat shoulder problems. Your healthcare provider repairs your shoulder through tiny incisions. Shoulder arthroscopy is an outpatient procedure, meaning you can go home the same day. Though full recovery can take weeks or months, exercise and physical therapy can help with healing.
Shoulder arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgery used to diagnose and treat shoulder problems. You might have arthroscopy
for rotator cuff tears or shoulder impingement. Minimally invasive procedures require
smaller incisions than traditional surgery. Each incision is about the size of a
keyhole.
Your surgeon inserts a small camera called an arthroscope through a tiny incision
in your skin. This camera projects pictures of your shoulder joint to a video screen.
Your provider looks at these images to find the source of your injury. If you need
a shoulder repair, the provider uses miniature surgical instruments to restore your
shoulder’s mobility.