Patient education: shoulder

Use these educational resources to learn more about your injury, condition, or treatment.

All treatments aren't right for all patients. All physicians do not perform all procedures. Your doctor will diagnose your injury or condition and talk with you about the treatments that are right for you. Each patient is unique.

Injuries & conditions

Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
Biceps tendon tear
Labral tear of shoulder
Rotator cuff tear
Shoulder arthritis
Shoulder dislocation
Shoulder instability
Snapping scapula syndrome

Procedures

Biceps repair
Labral repair of the shoulder
Latarjet shoulder reconstruction for recurrent instability
Reverse total shoulder replacement
Rotator cuff repair
Scapulothoracic bursectomy/partial scapulectomy
Shoulder arthroscopy for dislocations
Shoulder arthroscopy for rotator cuff tendinitis (shoulder decompression)
Shoulder fracture surgery
Shoulder hemiarthroplasty (partial replacement)
Total shoulder replacement