A 40 year old athlete presented with pain and stiffness of his shoulder and the desire to compete in the Half Ironman ( Swim: 1.2 miles, Bike: 56 miles, Run: 13.1).
His radiographs are shown below
Wishing to avoid the limitations associated with the polyethylene glenoid component used in conventional total shoulder arthroplasty, he elected to proceed with a ream and run procedure.
At 6 weeks after surgery, he was hard at work at his rehabilitation.
At five months he was continuing to work on his shoulder flexibility, strength and swimming.
Further progress at 6 months.
At 8 months he completed his Half Ironman in under six and a half hours.
His rehab continues.
His dedication to his rehabilitation program enabled this remarkable recovery. We're grateful for his permission to show his recovery in this post.
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Here are some videos that are of shoulder interest
Shoulder arthritis - what you need to know (see this link).
How to x-ray the shoulder (see this link).
The ream and run procedure (see this link).
The total shoulder arthroplasty (see this link).
The cuff tear arthropathy arthroplasty (see this link).
The reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (see this link).
The smooth and move procedure for irreparable rotator cuff tears (see this link).
Shoulder rehabilitation exercises (see this link).
