Surgery to Remove Calcific Tendinitis In Right Shoulder

I recently had surgery (2013.11.15) to remove a calcium deposit in my right shoulder and repair the rotator cuff.  Here are a few photos from the procedure.

The bottom part of the following image, roughly from 5-o'clock to 8-o'clock and a radius from each through the center of the image shows part of the humerus exposed.  The shiny surface of the humerus should not be visible but was made so by removing the part of the rotator cuff which was damaged by the calcium deposit under it. 

The image above same as the previous image, but is being prepared for installation of two calcium composite anchors.  Once the anchors were installed, the rotator cuff was ready to attach back to the bone.

 

The image above shows the rotator cuff sutured to the bone below, thus covering the previously exposed part of the humerus.

The image above is a repeat of the previous images but shows the initial response to the repair by the body.  This process will continue over the next 6 months.

5 Access Points for Surgery

 

 

 

 

Up-close View of 3 of 5 Access Points

 

 Surgical Follow-up

Post-op exam is was accomplished a few days ago (2013.11.25).  The sutures were removed and a post-op x-ray was taken.  Nothing abnormal in either issue.

My intent was to obtain a copy of my surgical procedure to post here.  Apparently someone in the OR didn't operate the machine effectively - hopefully this was an isolated case.

I have found many similar procedures in video form on the internet.  One relatively short video is shown belowrs.

Calcific Tendinitis Arthroscopic Surgery