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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
AAOS — Thoracic outlet syndrome gets its name from the space (the thoracic outlet) between your collarbone (clavicle) and your first rib. This narrow passageway is crowded with blood vessels, muscles, and nerves. If the shoulder muscles in your chest ...More…
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Common Shoulder Injuries
AAOS — In 2003, approximately 13.7 million people went to the doctor's office for a shoulder problem, including 3.7 million visits for shoulder and upper arm sprains and strains. Shoulder injuries are frequently caused by athletic activities that ...More…
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Shoulder Separation
AAOS — A shoulder separation is not truly an injury to the shoulder joint. The injury actually involves the acromioclavicular joint (also called the AC joint). The AC joint is where the collarbone (clavicle) meets the highest point of the shoulder blade ...More…
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Shoulder Joint Tear (Glenoid Labrum Tear)
AAOS — Advances in medical technology are enabling doctors to identify and treat injuries that went unnoticed 20 years ago. For example, physicians can now use miniaturized television cameras to see inside a joint. With this tool, they have been able to ...More…
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Shoulder Joint Replacement
AAOS — Many people know someone with an artificial knee or hip joint. Shoulder replacement is less common. But it is just as successful in relieving joint pain. Shoulder replacement surgery started in the United States in the 1950s. It was used as a ...More…
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Impingement of the Shoulder
AAOS — Impingement is one of the most common causes of pain in the adult shoulder. It results from pressure on the rotator cuff from part of the shoulder blade (scapula) as the arm is lifted. The rotator cuff is a tendon linking four muscles: the ...More…
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Rotator Cuff Tears
AAOS — The rotator cuff is the network of four muscles and several tendons that form a covering around the top of the upper arm bone (humerus). These muscles form a cover around the head of the humerus. The rotator cuff holds the humerus in place in the ...More…
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Frozen Shoulder
AAOS — Frozen shoulder is characterized by pain and loss of motion or stiffness in the shoulder. It affects about two percent of the general population. Frozen shoulder most commonly affects patients between the ages of 40 and 60 years, with no clear ...More…
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Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula)
AAOS — Triangular, mobile, and protected by a complex system of surrounding muscles, the shoulder blade (scapula) is rarely broken. Scapula fractures represent less than 1% of all broken bones. High-energy, blunt trauma, such as that experienced in a ...More…
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Dislocated Shoulder
AAOS — The shoulder joint is the body's most mobile joint. It can turn in many directions. But, this advantage also makes the shoulder an easy joint to dislocate. A partial dislocation (subluxation) means the head of the upper arm bone (humerus) is ...More…
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Burners and Stingers
AAOS — Burners and stingers are a common injury in contact or collision sports. The injury is named for the stinging or burning pain that spreads from the shoulder to the hand. This can feel like an electric shock or lightening bolt down the arm. This ...More…
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Broken Collarbone
AAOS — The collarbone is considered part of the shoulder. It helps connect the arm to the body. The collarbone lies above several important nerves and blood vessels. These vital structures are rarely injured when the collarbone breaks. The collarbone is ...More…