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Shoulder Replacement Surgery
About 53,000 people in the U.S. have shoulder replacement surgery each year.
Today, about 53,000 people in the U.S. have shoulder replacement surgery each year. Over the years, shoulder joint replacement has come to be used for many other painful conditions of the shoulder, such as different forms of arthritis.
In shoulder replacement surgery, the damaged parts of the shoulder are removed and replaced with artificial components, called a prosthesis. The treatment options are either replacement of just the head of the humerus bone (ball), or replacement of both the ball and the socket (glenoid).
For more information and to schedule an appointment with a specialist in shoulder replacement surgery, please visit our website or call 248.377.8000.
