Surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff is usually successful in relieving pain in the shoulder. The procedure may not always return strength to the shoulder. Rotator cuff repair can require a long recovery period, especially if the tear was large.
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The arm will be in a brace but it can be taken off to do therapy. Antibiotics are given by vein for a day to prevent infection. Physical therapy begins the day after surgery and begins with moving the fingers, wrist and elbow. Some motion of the shoulder is begun within a day or so after surgery. The physical therapist will show the patient a program of exercises to do at home. Most patients stay in the hospital from three to five days.
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Recovering From Shoulder Replacement Surgery. Full recovery from shoulder surgery takes time, patience and hard work. Knowing what to expect and what your recovery timeline will look like can help set you up for a successful recovery. After Shoulder Surgery.
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Rotator cuff repair. Rotator cuff repair is surgery to repair a torn tendon in the shoulder. The procedure can be done with a large (open) incision or with shoulder arthroscopy, which uses small buttonhole-sized incisions. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that form a cuff over the shoulder joint.
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Your arm will be in a sling for four to six weeks after surgery. If you have regional anesthesia, it will take 12 to 18 hours to wear off, during which time your hand and arm will be numb. When you are able to move your hand, begin making a fist and holding it for five seconds.
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The shoulder is a ball and socket joint (Figure 2). The ball is the upper part of the arm bone (humerus) and is called the humeral head. The socket is smaller and is part of the shoulder blade (scaptila). The ball is held in the socket by ligaments and by the rotator cuff tendons. The rotator cuff muscles start on the shoulder blade and turn into tendons which attach to the ball. In shoulder replacement surgery the ball is replaced with a metal ball attached to a stem (Figure 3). The stem is inserted down the shaft of the humerus.
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Recovering From Shoulder Replacement Surgery. Full recovery from shoulder surgery takes time, patience and hard work. Knowing what to expect and what your recovery timeline will look like can help set you up for a successful recovery. 1  After Shoulder Surgery.  Resuming Activity after Shoulder Replacement.
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Six weeks after surgery, when you regain full shoulder movement, you can probably resume driving. At this time, your surgeon also may allow you to return to work, depending on how much physical activity is involved in your occupation. You will also start to strengthen your shoulder up with physical therapy.
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Arm and shoulder movements are very important for recovery. Usually the first day after surgery, your orthopedic surgeon or another doctor will begin to work with you and teach you specific exercises to regain full arm and shoulder movement.
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Recovering from Shoulder Replacement Surgery. After surgery, you will be moved into the recovery room where you will stay for approximately two hours. During this time, you will be monitored until you awaken from anesthesia, at which time you will be taken to your hospital room.
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how long is shoulder recovery
It takes six weeks for shoulder recovery.