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WHEN
WOULD I NEED AN OPERATION?
Despite
a course of physiotherapy in which full shoulder motion and strength
are restored, the shoulder may still be loose or unstable.
Treatment options then consist of 1) activity modification and
2) surgery.
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Activity
modification is primarily an option for people who experience
instability only with certain activities such as playing
basketball, contact or overhead racquet sports. In these people,
avoidance of the activity can completely eliminate their
episodes of subluxation or dislocation.
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Surgical
treatment is considered in people not willing to give up the
activities or sports which provoke their episodes, and in people
in whom instability occurs during routine daily activities
(dressing, sleeping, etc) or work.
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