New Technique for Shoulder Lock Joint

  Oriental General Hospital Orthopedics Department successfully carried out the new technique of reconstructing shoulder lock joint The General Hospital Orthopedics Department has successfully carried out 5 cases of reconstructing shoulder lock joint surgery using ENDOBUTTON technique fixation, which was performed by Jiang Tao, deputy director of General Hospital Orthopedics Department. This technique is the first of its kind in Huainan City, filling the gap in the city’s health industry for shoulder lock joint surgery. The technique has been well received by patients because of its advantages such as small creation and no secondary surgery to remove the plate.  ENDOBUTTON technology used to be mostly used in minimally invasive arthroscopic treatment of knee ligament reconstruction, but used in shoulder trauma is currently a more cutting-edge method in China, solving the problem that most fracture dislocation surgeries require secondary surgery to remove the internal fixation. This button-like plate not only allows the acromioclavicular joint to obtain early and firm fixation, but also maintains the appropriate tension and elasticity of the ligament after repair, with strength exceeding that of the original ligament, allowing the normal movement of the acromioclavicular joint to be restored after surgery, and without the complications of ligament lengthening. At the same time the special material of this each button-type plate is well compatible, and its own material is light and thin, so it does not need to be removed, avoiding the pain of secondary surgery.  Last week, a female comrade in her forties fell at home accidentally and could not move her upper body, especially her shoulder, which was painful because she could not use any strength. After coming to the hospital to take pictures, the diagnosis was that the clavicle was buckled and the shoulder ligaments were ruptured. Director Jiang performed ENDOBUTTON technology on her two days ago to reconstruct the ligaments in her left shoulder. The surgery was very successful, and the patient’s pain was significantly reduced, and she is expected to be discharged in about 10 days. The lesbian said, “I’ve been afraid of injections since I was a child, let alone surgery. But Director Jiang made the surgery less traumatic and did not need to do a second surgery to take out the fixation, to not scare people to death.” According to Director Jiang, using ENDOBUTTON technology to fix and reconstruct the shoulder lock joint has less trauma, less post-operative pain, early exercise, good functional recovery, reduced medical costs, the patient does not have to suffer the pain of a second surgery, and there are no complications of ligament lengthening after the second surgery, which is the best treatment.