FAQ

I will be operated on a rupture of a tendon of the headdress in about ten days. Can I get dressed normally after this procedure? Will I have to keep the splint permanently night and day?

Author of the answer: Sébastien TraversCatégorie : coiffe It is difficult to give you any advice regarding the operative follow-up without knowing the importance of the lesions or the style of surgery...

how does one repair a tendon of the headdress?

Author of the answer: Dr Régis GuinandCatégorie : coiffe To repair a tendon of the cap is to re-fix it on the humerus at its tuberosity (tubercle bone) where it is normally attached (inserted). It is ...

Why do physio when I consult for a torn tendon?

Author of the answer:Dr Régis GuinandCatégorie : coiffe Inflammation is the main painful cause in the shoulders with a wear of the cuff, especially because the absence of tendon of the cuff favors the...

Is there a risk that the tendons recur after the operation if I force a lot on the shoulder?

Author of the answer: Dr Régis GuinandCatégorie : coiffe Unfortunately yes … Final healing is never ensured if we always force a lot on the operated shoulder (especially before 6 months). Many f...

How long will my work stop? Can I rework as before? What to do otherwise?

Author of the answer: Dr Régis GuinandCatégorie : coiffe For a sedentary work (office, computer, telephone, relational etc …) the stop can be short (a few days to 15 days the time of the cutaneo...

When can I re-force with my arm? When can I do sports again?

Author of the answer: Dr Régis GuinandCatégorie : coiffe Not before 3 months for low demand activities of the shoulders, in case of activities in force on the shoulders this period is doubled and thus...

How long and how will I be immobilized after a repair of the cap? When can I drive?

Author of the answer: Dr Régis GuinandCatégorie : coiffe It is necessary to count on 4 weeks of rest (more or less strict) of the operated member. A one-month consultation is planned in order to redo ...

Does a repair of the tendons of the cap guarantee it to me to serve me normally of the shoulder?

Author of the answer:Dr Régis GuinandCatégorie : coiffe Repairing the rotator cuff is the best guarantee possible to reuse normally of his shoulder, but the final result is often long to acquire and t...

Can I be guaranteed the result by repairing the tendon?

Author of the answer:Dr Régis GuinandCatégorie : coiffe Refixing the tendon is not always possible despite additional examinations (MRI, arthroscanner) performed before the operation in case of very r...

After a fall, my ultrasound concludes to a rupture of the cap, is this serious?

Author of the answer: Dr Régis GuinandCatégorie : coiffe This is indeed a frequent reason for consultation !! Firstly any traumatized shoulder has the right to be painful without necessarily that the ...