What puts a person at risk for conditions that lead to a total shoulder replacement?

Dr. Griesser discusses what could put a person at risk for conditions that lead to total shoulder replacement. Click play to watch the video or read the transcript.

There are some behaviors that can increase a person’s risk for some of the conditions that can lead to the need for a total shoulder replacement. 

Working in a job that requires manual labor with hands and arms, especially with them raised overhead, can increase your risk, according to Premier Health Specialists’[Link to http://www.premierhealthspecialists.org/] (PHS) physicians.

Other activities – including chronic steroid use, deep sea diving, and heavy alcohol use – can increase your risk of developing osteonecrosis (also known as avascular necrosis), according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). This painful condition is caused by activities like these that disrupt the blood supply to the bone. That disruption ultimately leads to arthritis that creates a need for a total shoulder replacement.

Talk to your doctor for more information about what can put a person at risk for conditions that lead to total shoulder replacement.

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