How to guarantee the patient’s success after shoulder arthroplasty. Part I: qualification and preparation to the surgical operation

Jolanta Kujawa, Jarosław Oborzyński, Jan Talar, Mirosław Janiszewski

Jolanta Kujawa, Jarosław Oborzyński, Jan Talar, Mirosław Janiszewski – How to guarantee the patient’s success after shoulder arthroplasty. Part I: qualification and preparation to the surgical operation. Fizjoterapia Polska 2004; 4(1); 75-78

Abstract

Shoulder arthroplasty is a surgical method of treating joint dysfunction, which is an exchange of destroyed joint surfaces by endoprothesis. Appropriate rehabilitation after shoulder arthroplasty gives patient a chance for regaining complete joint function. However, it is important to perform appropriate patient’s qualification and preparation to the operation. In many scientists’ opinion the shoulder arthroplasty gives better joint function in comparison to use of alternative procedures.

Key words:

shoulder arthroplasty, indication, contraindication to surgery, after-surgery rehabilitation

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