BE SERVED AT THE SAME TIME. MINDY: THANK YOU. SHOULDER REPLACEMENT IS A MAJOR SURGERY. ALL OR PART OF THE SHOULDER JOINT IS REPLACED. IN THE PAST, IT WOULD TAKE WEEKS FOR THE PATIENT TO GAIN MOBILITY.

As shoulder replacement surgery rapidly expands across the U.S., a growing body of research is raising a difficult question for orthopedic care: How much does surgeon experience actually matter?

This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. Arthritis in the shoulder can cause debilitating pain and limit your quality of life and ability to do ...

Patients treated by surgeons who average over 10 shoulder replacements a year have a lower risk of reoperation and serious complications, and a shorter hospital stay than those treated by surgeons who ...

AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IS HELPING. SO BETWEEN THE TWO X-RAYS HE TOOK THAT DAY. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE SAID, YOU NEED BOTH OF YOUR SHOULDERS REPLACED. JEFF ROSSEN SAID. BOTH SHOULDERS REPLACED FOUR AND ...

Surgeons may perform osteoarthritis shoulder surgery in severe cases of osteoarthritis. The main types include arthroscopy and total shoulder replacement. Surgery can help relieve pain and restore ...

Higher BMI is not linked to increased risk of death or other complications following shoulder replacement surgery, according to a study by Epaminondas Markos Valsamis from the University of Oxford, UK ...

Implant prices for total shoulder replacement surgery have plummeted more than 40% since 2010, but patients and surgeons have seen almost none of that savings, with hospitals capturing the benefit ...

Painful shoulder conditions, such as shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff tears, are common. Treatments such as medications, physical therapy, and steroid injections can help, but sometimes surgical ...