Shoulder Replacement in 2024: Outpatient, Customized and Patient-Specific

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Great video, especially the Q&A. I'm 70 years old and had a severely damaged/torn rotator cuff of my right/primary side shoulder. My doctor discussed both RC repair as well as a reverse shoulder replacement. Based on an initial CT scan he said that the RC repair would have a 70% success rate. I opted for the repair and unfortunately I was part of the 30% failure rate as it re-tore during resistance training while at a normal PT session a couple of months later. My doctor said that it wasn't the therapist's fault, that the repair should have been able to handle the exercise at that point. It was pretty disappointing and very painful on a physical and mental level. About four months after my initial repair surgery I had a reverse shoulder replacement. I'm now a little more than a month out and I am very happy with the results so far. My doctor did reattach the subscapularis for added ROM and stability. He wanted to ensure that it was healed well enough before starting PT which I'll being in about two weeks. In the end I do wish I had had the reverse shoulder replacement instead of the rotator cuff repair. The pain after surgery has been a good deal less and the recovery time is faster. My total range of motion may not be as good going forward, but at my age, that isn't as important to me as being able to get back to my normal life. Thank you again for the excellent video. I've watched what must be 100 or more by now and yours was as good as and really better any currently available IMHO. Keep up the great work!