Modern healthcare has become very sophisticated, and doctors often specialize in one field. There are even “super-specialists” that focus on a specific body part. Research studies show that surgeons who specialize in a particular problem deliver the best patient outcomes and results. This is true of shoulder surgery. It has been shown that “high-volume” shoulder surgeons who perform more than 60 shoulder replacements per year have better results and fewer complications. Dr. Carofino performs approximately 600 surgeries per year. Most of these are shoulder & elbow operations. He performs over 100 shoulder replacements per year, and approximately 125 rotator cuff repairs per year.
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Total Shoulder Replacements (2016)
• Anatomic Total Shoulder Replacements (39)
• Reverse Total Shoulder Replacements (54)
• Reverse with Lattisimus Transfers (3)
• Ream and Run Replacements (9)
• Hemiarthroplasties (3)
• Revisions (4)
Total Patients: 112
Total Shoulder Replacements (2016)
• Dislocations 0 (0%)
• Infections
• 1 (.98%) superficial
• 0 Deep
• Persistent Pain (pain score of 5/10 or greater after 6 months)
• Reverse TSA 4 (7%)
• TSA 2 (5%)
• Revisions 0 (0%)
Labral Repair Procedures (2016)
• Instability Procedures (24 patients)
• Posterior labral repair (7) – one patient complained of clicking, which was not painful
• Anterior (Bankart)- (14) – one patient had post op stiffness
• Anterior/Posterior (2) – no complications
• Capsular Shift alone (1) – no complications
• Chronic Instability Procedures (4 patients)
• Latarjet (4) – no complications
Rotator Cuff Repair Procedures (2016)
• Total Rotator Cuff Repairs (125)
• Small tears (40)
• Medium tears (35)
• Large tears (30)
• Massive tears (20)
• Arthroscopic Superior Capsular Reconstruction “ASCR”
• This procedure is for unrepairable Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
• Please contact my office if you believe you are a candidate for this up and coming technique