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Page 1 of 1. From the date of your surgery until full recovery will be 4 months depending on your prior level of function and personal goals ie.
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Slap tear recovery timeline. If no other treatments are performed then recovery may take 6 weeks to 3 months based on ones desired activities. If a SLAP repair andor a biceps tenodesis are performed then recovery may last 3-6 months with athletes returning to high-level play after at least 5 months. The SLAP tear recovery timeline needing some advice.
Email Notify on site Post Reply. Page 1 of 1. I have a SLAP tear plus a cyst in my right shoulder and am considering surgery in early December.
I would have the cyst drained the tear repaired and the acromion shaved. If you hope to return to sports follow doctors orders to a T. Typically athletes are able to resume overhead sports within three to four months after a labral tear surgery.
If you or a loved one has sustained a SLAP injury you may have several questions and concerns regarding surgery and labral recovery. The majority of patients report improved shoulder strength and less pain after surgery for a SLAP tear. Because patients have varied health conditions complete recovery time is different for everyone.
In cases of complicated injuries and repairs full recovery may take several months. Associated injuries pre-injury health status rehabilitation compliance and injury severity. These factors will also affect how long it takes each individual to meet the required criteria for return to sport and activity4 Figure 3.
The first illustration shows a Type II SLAP tear extending from 1000 to 200. The Johns Hopkins orthopedic surgery website does leave recovery time open for interpretation and dependent on each case. I feel that recovery typically takes longer than expected.
The recovery time can be separated into three stages. The first is acute pain stage difficulty when sleeping which usually lasts 4-6 weeks. Recovery Timeline Week 1-4 Post-Surgery Wear sling day and night for 4 weeks see sling education handout We DO NOT recommend that you drive while required to wear your sling See your Physical Therapist 2 days after surgery for instructions on home exercises Perform exercise program given by PT.
When i had my SLAP tear in JuneJuly 2012 i kept lifting and running although is was very hard i just assumed i had a muscle strain or something. My MRI came back fine so 4 of the doctors said i would be fine with rest and PT. They all thought i had a weak rotaor cuff muscle which i found hard to believe because i had NO Issue for the first 12 months after my.
Shoulder labrum tear recovery takes 6 to 8 weeks or longer to regain shoulder function. Learn about shoulder labrum tear exercises physical therapy cortisone injections and other treatments to relieve shoulder labrum tear symptoms and promote healing. From the date of your surgery until full recovery will be 4 months depending on your prior level of function and personal goals ie.
For optimal recovery plan to be in therapy for 3-4 months. The frequency of your visits may vary throughout the duration of physical therapy depending on your rate of recovery and rehab phase. The MRI conclusively showed Labrum SlapTear and received another referral to an excellent orthopedic surgeon who was well known as shoulder specialist.
Arthroscopic procedure was finished in 2 12 hours and than the work began. 6 weeks of complete immobility before 6 months of PT. 1 full year of total non-weight bearingmeaning not one pull-up for a year.
Recovery can take 6 to 8 weeks if the surgeon only debrides or cleans up the tear but could require up to six months or more if the surgeon reattaches. With proper rehabilitation you can expect to regain full range of motion after a SLAP tear surgery. Recovery looks different for each person.
The use of your arm. Some cases may take as long as 9-12 months to make a full recovery. People with desk jobs should plan to take at least 1 week off from work.
Manual laborers will likely be out of work for at least 4-6 months. Recovery is different in each case. Your individual time table for return to.
TIMELINE FOR SLAP TEAR RECOVERY. While each persons recovery process varies an average recovery timeline for a SLAP tear is as follows. Physical Therapy and Recovery.
RICE rest ice compress and elevate your knee. Physical therapy strengthening flexibility. Doctors typically provide answers within 24 hours.
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0 to 2 weeks after surgery. You will wake up in the operating room. A sling and an ice pack will e in place.
You will go to the recovery room and generally will be discharged after 1-2 hours. You can get out of bed when you wish. Apply ice to the shoulder to reduce pain and swelling.
You may remove. Surgeons writing in the Open Orthopaedics Journal discuss what they see in patients with a failed SLAP tear surgery. Causes for failed SLAP repair are.
Misdiagnosis poor healing recurrent injury suture anchor placement over-tensioning the bicep tendon and labrum are pulled too tight failure of metallic proud anchors loose tacks infection. In speaking of the problems of. Your first office visit is 10 to 14 days after surgery so that I can examine the surgical incision and review the arthroscopic photos with you.
Based on the severity of the labral tear I will give you additional instructions for your recovery. Rehabilitation and recovery time will depend on the type of SLAP tear the extent of the damage and treatment received. Generally is the SLAP tear is being treated without surgery or the tear has been repaired 6 weeks in a sling is required to allow.
The recovery depends upon many factors such as where the tear was located how severe it was and how good the surgical repair was. It is believed that it takes at least four to six weeks for the labrum to reattach itself to the rim of the bone and probably another four. Recovery following an isolated debridement is faster than recovery after a surgical repair.
SLAP Repair. During this arthroscopic procedure your surgeon would use suture anchors to reattach your torn labrum to the bone of your shoulder socket. The anchor is seated into the bone and the sutures are wrapped around the labrum and tied snugly to the bone.
A SLAP tear specifically refers to a tear of the superior labrum at the top of the glenoid where the biceps tendon attaches. Surgery for a SLAP tear. Tears of the superior labrum might only need debridement if the labrum is frayed and then recovery would be fairly quick.
Surgery to repair or reattach a SLAP tear requires a longer rehab program.