Keyhole surgery for frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder is stiff and painful condition of a shoulder. There will be a loss of movements in the shoulders. It is difficult to move the shoulder in all directions. In other words the range of movements of the shoulder is reduced in this. One has to undergo proper treatment. It is very common condition in most of the women. They are affected than men. Age also matter in this case. People who are between 40 to 65 years face this very often. Diabetic patients are also very likely to get frozen shoulder. A frozen shoulder may occur due to injury. This is also developed as a result of an autoimmune reaction. Keyhole surgery is a type of surgery where small incisions are used. This is less than 1 cm and allows a special light and camera to look at the inside of a joint. The inner movements can be seen on a television screen. In this surgery more than one incision is often used to allow instruments to be introduced.

Keyhole surgery for frozen shoulder:

Most of the shoulder problems do not require surgery. They are improved without surgery.
Keyhole surgery is a simple operation. It do not cause too much of pain. It is a type of conventional surgery. They are carried out through a smaller incision than with normal surgery.
They include removal of loose pieces of bone or a calcium deposit if injections have not worked.
They are used to find out more about the problem. This surgery allows more movements without causing pain. In this surgery the scar is smaller and it is less painful than conventional operations because there is less disturbances of the tissues. By this surgery an individual recovers very quickly. Still it is considered as a big operation.

Advantages of keyhole surgery:

This surgery is used to gain more information about a problem in a joint. This gives a clear diagnosis. It can be done as a day case procedure. This allows a less post-operative pain, a shorter hospital stay and fast recovery in some of the cases. Stitches are not usually needed in the incisions.