Hi Ron and Carolyn, Carolyn, I wrote a Para/Medic column (September 2015, New Mobility, see link) about shoulder replacement surgery in people with spinal cord injuries. Fortunately there are new techniques including reverse shoulder replacement that are providing good results in rebuilding shoulders. It is serious surgery and should only be considered when all other options have failed. That said, surgeons that I spoke with say it gives people good results.
The key is finding a surgeon that is well versed in doing shoulder replacements—a surgeon that has done hundreds of shoulder replacements. Also it is crucial that you have a good plan for rehab as you won’t be able to move your arm for about 3-months. Here is the link to the article: http://www.newmobility.com/2015/09/shoulder-replacement-wheelchair-users/ <http://www.newmobility.com/2015/09/shoulder-replacement-wheelchair-users/> I was fortunate to interview some of the top orthopedic surgeons in the field for this article. Again, make sure you have a surgeon that has done at least hundreds of shoulders—or more. Make sure you communicate with the surgeon what the outcomes will be, what you need your shoulder for and make sure you have a good plan for rehab. The people with spinal cord injury I interviewed had very good outcomes. Please feel free to drop me an email if you have questions as I *might* have answers from the many interviews and/or research papers I looked at for this article. Sincerely Bob Vogel Senior Correspondent, New Mobility magazine www.newmobility.com <http://www.newmobility.com/> rhvsh...@mac.com > On Mar 28, 2016, at 7:29 PM, RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I cant imagine trying to immobilize a shoulder being a quad. I don't have > enough people to care for me to get through that, but I guess you do it when > you must. > > Ron > > > On Monday, March 28, 2016 8:18 PM, "wheelch...@aol.com" <wheelch...@aol.com> > wrote: > > > Hey, let Carolyn be the 1st and let us all know. The op, may be the easy > part. Recovery may be different, because the lack of full range mobility. > Make sure you have physical therapist that have worked with Quads. > Just remember, the impossible, takes a little longer. > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 3/28/2016 8:09:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > cboy...@swbell.net writes: > Hi, > > Has anyone on the loop had shoulder replacement surgery? It looks like I'm > going to have to have it done later this year. > > Please reply either to the loop or to me privately about your experience. > > Thanks. > > Carolyn > >
