POSTOPERATIVE STEP

Shoulder arthroscopy can be an outpatient procedure. The patient has two options after surgery: being hospitalized just one night or being discharged.

By the end of the operation the patient will be informed of the procedure performed and the  findings during the course of the intervention.

Your surgeon will give you the discharge report, some recommendations and the treatment to be followed and future medical appointments in the outpatient consultation.

Postoperative management:

It may be possible that your shoulder hurts after the surgery and the following days. Swelling can also affect the area but the symptoms are controlled with the recommended medication shown in the discharge report.

You will use a sling for 2-4 weeks and be allowed to move the elbow, hand and fingers twice a day.

The removal of stitches will be done 10-15 days after the surgery, with the immediate start of the rehabilitation therapy.

After hospital discharge you should keep in touch with the surgeon if there is uncontrolable pain, fever, redness and wound drainage or any complications.