By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
06th March:- A
complex Reverse shoulder replacement surgery was performed at SPS Hospitals,
Ludhiana by Dr Harpreet S Gill, Head of Joint replacement and Orthopaedic Department.
According to Dr Harpreet S Gill, this
was performed for the first time in the region North of Delhi. Reverse Shoulder
Replacement is the new treatment for shoulder fractures in elderly, in cases of
arthritis of shoulder with muscle tears or in certain complex shoulder problems
and in those where the normal shoulder replacement has failed.
Surgery was performed on a
72-year-old female from Patiala. She was having shoulder pain for the last 8-10
years and had tried all sorts of treatment but to no avail. All the
movements of her shoulder were lost and even slight movement of shoulder caused
pain. She was unable to sleep for hours because of severe pain and her
activities of daily living were comprised. Now at about 2 months post reverse
shoulder replacement she is pain free and has regained her shoulder movements.
Dr Harpreet S Gill, who has been
trained at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, USA for this says that in the
west too, this type of shoulder replacement started around 10 years back and is
now being done routinely. However, in India this surgery is still in early
stage as the patient awareness is less and the doctor training for such surgery
is lacking in India.
The reverse shoulder uses a ball and
socket joint as well, but the ball is placed on the shoulder blade and cup on
top of the arm bone. This is reverse of our normal anatomy, and thus the name.
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