Shoulder surgery

Many surgeries have been developed to repair the muscles, connective tissue, or damaged joints that can arise from traumatic or overuse injuries to the shoulder.

This replaces the missing bone and the transferred muscle also acts as an additional muscular strut preventing further dislocations.

The labrum is a ring of cartilage on the rim of a shallow socket in the scapula into which the head of the upper arm bone normally fits and rotates.

[citation needed] Once the labrum has healed to the rim of the shoulder blade, it should see stress very gradually so that it can gather strength.

How much motion and strengthening of the arm is allowed after surgery also depends upon many factors, and it is up to the surgeon to let the patient know their limitations and how fast to progress.

Scapular winging due to serratus anterior muscle (long thoracic nerve) palsy can be treated with a pectoralis major transfer.

Scapular winging due to trapezius muscle (spinal accessory nerve) palsy can be treated with an Eden–Lange procedure.