Summary
Since people depend on a well-mobile shoulder in everyday life, the limitations of an illness are very high. The shoulder prosthesis can give patients greater freedom of movement and thus improve their quality of life. Since the natural joint is destroyed during the operation, conservative measures should be exhausted.
It can take quite a long time until good and pain-free mobility is possible after implantation of the shoulder prosthesis. Which shoulder prosthesis is chosen must be decided individually after the patient’s medical history and appropriate preliminary examinations.
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