What is Shoulder Stabilisation

The Surgeon needs to look inside your shoulder to find out exactly what is causing your symptoms. In some people, he is looking for signs that the shoulder has been coming out of joint. In others, he is trying to see the condition of the tendons (strong bands of tissue that attach the muscles to the bones) that are above the shoulder joint. He will be using an arthroscope.

The Operation

You will have a general anaesthetic, and will be asleep for the whole operation. The arthroscope is a telescope about as wide as a pen, connected to a television. The operation is called an arthroscopy. The Surgeon will insert the arthroscope through one or two tiny half-inch (about 1 cm) cuts around your shoulder. He will use it to look at the inside of your shoulder and the tendons over the shoulder. The cuts will be closed with stitches, clips, or paper tapes. You will be in hospital one night or so after the operation.