further deterioration of your shoulder joint increased shoulder stiffness and weakness worsening pain, leading to greater reliance on other body parts (such as your back and other shoulder) bone ...

As shoulder replacement surgery rapidly expands across the U.S., a growing body of research is raising a difficult question for orthopedic care: How much does surgeon experience actually matter?

(WNDU) - From seniors in high school to senior citizens, each year more than 100,000 people will need a shoulder replacement. For older adults, arthritis is the main reason for severe shoulder pain.

AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IS HELPING. SO BETWEEN THE TWO X-RAYS HE TOOK THAT DAY. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE SAID, YOU NEED BOTH OF YOUR SHOULDERS REPLACED. JEFF ROSSEN SAID. BOTH SHOULDERS REPLACED FOUR AND ...

This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. Arthritis in the shoulder can cause debilitating pain and limit your quality of life and ability to do ...

Implant prices for total shoulder replacement surgery have plummeted more than 40% since 2010, but patients and surgeons have seen almost none of that savings, with hospitals capturing the benefit ...

"It's called an alternate bearing surface, called Pyrocarbon," said Dr. E. Scott Paxton with University Orthopedics. Last year, he became the first in Rhode Island to use this new shoulder implant.

Shoulder replacement surgery is a common procedure that can help improve quality of life by replacing damaged parts of the shoulder with artificial parts. While the surgery can help reduce pain and ...

Wear and tear, injury, certain medical conditions, and age can take a toll on shoulder function. Oftentimes, surgery can be avoided, with many people responding well to nonoperative treatments, such ...

Higher BMI is not linked to increased risk of death or other complications following shoulder replacement surgery, according to a study by Epaminondas Markos Valsamis from the University of Oxford, UK ...

Dr. Jacob Triplet and his team at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital have performed 20 robotic-assisted shoulder replacement surgeries since their first in December. (Photo courtesy of ...