That @!#$%*** shoulder
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OP
OP
DCBassman
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- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Unfortunately, also not particularly fit for purpose...
OP
OP
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
OK, there's good news and bad news...
Good news: The joint is in fact entirely ok, securely mounted, and no revision surgery is needed.
Bad news: Long read, bear with me. Basically, the history of this means I have no rotator cuff. Therefore, all arm power is supplied by the deltoid and is the reasoning behind an anatomically reversed joint. This means absolutely all arm power supplied by the deltoid is applied through its attachments on top of the shoulder, with the tendons flowing out over the acromion. A lot of this power would have been supplied via the rotator cuff, which goes under the acromion. So the poor old acromion takes the entire power development.
And it has snapped in half under the load.
So, arm back in a sling for 3 weeks. No cycling, or indeed, much of anything other than typing and tea-drinking...
My concern is that, however well it heals up, it's still got to take the load, forever. So if I'm not careful, and try to be macho man, it will break again.
Rats.
Good news: The joint is in fact entirely ok, securely mounted, and no revision surgery is needed.
Bad news: Long read, bear with me. Basically, the history of this means I have no rotator cuff. Therefore, all arm power is supplied by the deltoid and is the reasoning behind an anatomically reversed joint. This means absolutely all arm power supplied by the deltoid is applied through its attachments on top of the shoulder, with the tendons flowing out over the acromion. A lot of this power would have been supplied via the rotator cuff, which goes under the acromion. So the poor old acromion takes the entire power development.
And it has snapped in half under the load.
So, arm back in a sling for 3 weeks. No cycling, or indeed, much of anything other than typing and tea-drinking...
My concern is that, however well it heals up, it's still got to take the load, forever. So if I'm not careful, and try to be macho man, it will break again.
Rats.
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OK, there's good news and bad news...
Good news: The joint is in fact entirely ok, securely mounted, and no revision surgery is needed.
Bad news: Long read, bear with me. Basically, the history of this means I have no rotator cuff. Therefore, all arm power is supplied by the deltoid and is the reasoning behind an anatomically reversed joint. This means absolutely all arm power supplied by the deltoid is applied through its attachments on top of the shoulder, with the tendons flowing out over the acromion. A lot of this power would have been supplied via the rotator cuff, which goes under the acromion. So the poor old acromion takes the entire power development.
And it has snapped in half under the load.
So, arm back in a sling for 3 weeks. No cycling, or indeed, much of anything other than typing and tea-drinking...
My concern is that, however well it heals up, it's still got to take the load, forever. So if I'm not careful, and try to be macho man, it will break again.
Rats.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
OK, there's good news and bad news...
Good news: The joint is in fact entirely ok, securely mounted, and no revision surgery is needed.
Bad news: Long read, bear with me. Basically, the history of this means I have no rotator cuff. Therefore, all arm power is supplied by the deltoid and is the reasoning behind an anatomically reversed joint. This means absolutely all arm power supplied by the deltoid is applied through its attachments on top of the shoulder, with the tendons flowing out over the acromion. A lot of this power would have been supplied via the rotator cuff, which goes under the acromion. So the poor old acromion takes the entire power development.
And it has snapped in half under the load.
So, arm back in a sling for 3 weeks. No cycling, or indeed, much of anything other than typing and tea-drinking...
My concern is that, however well it heals up, it's still got to take the load, forever. So if I'm not careful, and try to be macho man, it will break again.
Rats.
Sending
from me and purry headbutts from the furry girls.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
At least no more major surgery needed at this point in time
Maybe you’ll need to enlist /pay for help for any heavy listing
Enjoy all those mugs of tea
I'm sure you meant LIFTING
vickster
Legendary Member
I perhaps did (tapping on phone on bus) but I don’t know how truly feeble the OP isI'm sure you meant LIFTING
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
I perhaps did (tapping on phone on bus) but I don’t know how truly feeble the OP is
Ah, the joy of either a) predictive typing or b) fat fingers...
Though am sure that jouncing up and down on a bus can't have helped... 
raleighnut
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OK, there's good news and bad news...
Good news: The joint is in fact entirely ok, securely mounted, and no revision surgery is needed.
Bad news: Long read, bear with me. Basically, the history of this means I have no rotator cuff. Therefore, all arm power is supplied by the deltoid and is the reasoning behind an anatomically reversed joint. This means absolutely all arm power supplied by the deltoid is applied through its attachments on top of the shoulder, with the tendons flowing out over the acromion. A lot of this power would have been supplied via the rotator cuff, which goes under the acromion. So the poor old acromion takes the entire power development.
And it has snapped in half under the load.
So, arm back in a sling for 3 weeks. No cycling, or indeed, much of anything other than typing and tea-drinking...
My concern is that, however well it heals up, it's still got to take the load, forever. So if I'm not careful, and try to be macho man, it will break again.
Rats.
vickster
Legendary Member
I certainly have b...Ah, the joy of either a) predictive typing or b) fat fingers...
OP
OP
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
I only list under the influence of good Sauvignon Blanc or Shiraz...I perhaps did (tapping on phone on bus) but I don’t know how truly feeble the OP is
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
OK, there's good news and bad news...
Good news: The joint is in fact entirely ok, securely mounted, and no revision surgery is needed.
Bad news: Long read, bear with me. Basically, the history of this means I have no rotator cuff. Therefore, all arm power is supplied by the deltoid and is the reasoning behind an anatomically reversed joint. This means absolutely all arm power supplied by the deltoid is applied through its attachments on top of the shoulder, with the tendons flowing out over the acromion. A lot of this power would have been supplied via the rotator cuff, which goes under the acromion. So the poor old acromion takes the entire power development.
And it has snapped in half under the load.
So, arm back in a sling for 3 weeks. No cycling, or indeed, much of anything other than typing and tea-drinking...
My concern is that, however well it heals up, it's still got to take the load, forever. So if I'm not careful, and try to be macho man, it will break again.
Rats.
What happens re the 5cm positional difference when healed?
GWS.
