Shoulder Specialty

Dr. Creighton is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Physicians at Florida Orthopaedic Institute are country wide renowned for dealing with shoulder joint inflammation and in shoulder substitute surgery shoulder surgery specialist. If the injury is mild to modest and can include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines and physical therapy, nonsurgical treatments are made use of.

In 1998, Dr. Frankle of Florida Orthopaedic Institute executed the first reverse shoulder substitute in the United States, right here in Tampa bay. An injury to the top of the shoulder is an air conditioning joint injury. It is also helpful for clients who have had an unsuccessful complete shoulder replacement.

The air conditioning joint is where the collarbone (clavicle) meets the shoulder blade (scapula). Many people are able to self-diagnose the injury with signs consisting of swelling, discomfort, and lack of ability to relocate the joint. During this procedure, the doctor changes a broken shoulder joint with fabricated components that reverse the structure of the shoulder.

Florida Orthopaedic Institute physicians have the proficiency and experience to provide extensive treatment of the shoulder consisting of nonsurgical treatments, arthroscopic, and open surgical treatments. The acromioclavicular (AIR CONDITIONER) joint connects your collarbone (clavicle) and the shoulder blade (acromion).

Atraumatic shoulder instability is a problem when the shoulder starts to slip part way out of the shoulder joint without having a considerable injury. A SLAP tear is an injury to the ring of cartilage material surrounding the outlet of the shoulder joint (the labrum).

Reverse overall shoulder replacement is made use of to deal with conditions that can not be treated with conventional total shoulder substitute or various other treatments. Signs include tightness around the shoulder joint and discomfort that is often called a dull pain.