Specialized Shoulder Care in Colorado Springs

Revision Shoulder Replacement

Revision Shoulder Replacement in Colorado Springs, CO

Persistent pain, instability, stiffness, or complications following a shoulder replacement can significantly impact your quality of life. At Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group, our experienced shoulder specialists provide advanced evaluation and treatment for failed or problematic shoulder replacements, including complex revision shoulder replacement surgery.

We proudly serve patients throughout Colorado Springs, Monument, Falcon, Fountain, Woodland Park, and surrounding Southern Colorado communities. Using advanced diagnostic imaging, individualized treatment plans, and modern surgical techniques, our team helps patients regain shoulder function, reduce pain, and return to their daily activities with confidence.

Whether your symptoms are caused by implant loosening, instability, infection, component wear, or shoulder weakness, our orthopaedic experts are dedicated to providing comprehensive care tailored to your specific needs.

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Your shoulder is one of the body's most mobile joints, allowing you to reach, lift, rotate, and perform countless everyday movements. Because of this mobility, the shoulder can also be susceptible to injuries, overuse, arthritis, and other conditions that cause pain and limit movement.

CSOG provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for a wide range of shoulder conditions, from sports injuries and tendon problems to arthritis, instability, and fractures. Depending on your condition, treatment may include physical therapy, activity modification, medications, injections, minimally invasive procedures, or surgery.

Our shoulder specialists take the time to understand your symptoms, activity level, and goals so you can receive treatment designed to reduce pain, improve function, and help you get back to the activities that are important to you.

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What is Total Shoulder Replacement?

Total shoulder replacement is the replacement of the head of the humerus (upper arm bone) and the glenoid cavity (cavity of the shoulder blade) into which the humerus fits, with artificial prostheses to relieve pain, swelling, and stiffness caused due to damage of cartilage at the articulating surfaces.

When is a Revision Shoulder Replacement Considered?

Total shoulder replacement usually has good results, but a revision surgery may occasionally be necessary due to persistent pain, infection, stiffness, weakness, instability, hardware loosening, malposition or fracture.

These complications occur with the formation of osteophytes (bone spurs), scar tissue, deficits in the supporting muscles, injury to nerves during surgery, soft tissue imbalance and loose bodies. Complications may also occur when the components are too large, become loose or misplaced. Inadequate participation in the rehabilitation program and overstraining the repaired tendons too early are other causes for surgical failure.

What Does Preparation for Revision Shoulder Replacement Involve?

Before considering revision surgery, CSOG will review your history and perform a thorough physical examination of your shoulder to identify the cause of failure and decide on the best approach to treatment.

What is the Procedure for Revision Shoulder Replacement?

Revision surgery is usually performed under general anesthesia. You are positioned in such a way as to allow all possible variations in the treatment plan. Incisions are made to gain optimal access to the problem and usually follow previous incisions with extensions made as necessary.

Revision surgery involves the following:

• Impeding structures such as scar tissue are removed.
• Muscles, tendons, and ligaments that are stiff are released to improve range of motion and those that are injured are repaired using tendon grafts.
• Ill-fitting components are replaced or altered.
• Fractures are stabilized with plates, screws, and wires.
• Infections are usually treated by debriding soft tissue (removal of dead, infected tissue) and irrigation with antibiotic solution.
• In cases of chronic infections, components may need to be replaced.
• Care is taken to protect muscular and neurovascular structures whose positions may be altered because of the previous surgery.

What are the Risks and Complications of Revision Shoulder Replacement?

Potential risks and complications that may occur following revision shoulder replacement include infection, instability, fractures of the humerus or scapula, shoulder stiffness, and damage to the blood vessels and nerves.

Why Choose Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group for Revision Shoulder Replacement?

Revision shoulder replacement surgery requires specialized expertise and careful surgical planning. At Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group, our surgeons have extensive experience diagnosing and treating complications related to previous shoulder replacement procedures.

Patients choose our practice because we offer:

• Fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeons with expertise in complex shoulder reconstruction
• Comprehensive evaluations to determine the root cause of shoulder replacement failure
• Advanced imaging and diagnostic technology
• Personalized treatment plans designed around each patient's goals and anatomy
• Expertise in managing implant loosening, instability, infection, stiffness, and component wear
• State-of-the-art surgical facilities and evidence-based treatment techniques
• Coordinated rehabilitation programs to optimize recovery
• Compassionate, patient-centered care from consultation through recovery

Our goal is to restore shoulder function, relieve pain, and help patients achieve long-term success following revision surgery.

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Experiencing Pain or Problems After Shoulder Replacement?

If you're dealing with ongoing shoulder pain, instability, weakness, or complications from a previous shoulder replacement, expert care is available close to home.

Schedule a consultation with Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group to learn whether revision shoulder replacement may be the right solution for you.

Call our office today or request an appointment online to meet with a revision shoulder replacement specialist in Colorado Springs, CO. Let our team help you regain comfort, mobility, and confidence in your shoulder function.