Thought I'd share with anyone interested.
The bone in the photos should look smooth and clean. Any where there are bumps or pits (1d and 3c in the photos) had to be scraped with a tool similar to a dremel. The white fluffy cloud like material is what's left of the labrum. The labrum is a tissue similar to a tendon. It's function is to create suction as well as lubrication and shock absorption between the ball and socket joint. It is actually the only tissue that holds the joint together. In my case, the skin was really the only thing keeping it together and the two bones were mostly rubbing each other as I moved my arm. The muscle, tendons and ligaments don't help in this situation.
A healthy labrum looks like a solid white line in photos like these. Mine is torn almost completely away from the bone on both sides of the joint.
The doctor reattatched the labrum in a few places using some kind of staple, barely visible as a dark grey wedge shape in 1b, middle left and 3d just peeking out from behind the tissue in the middle of the photo.
Enjoy the photos, and feel free to ask any questions you may have.
Shoulder Surgery Pics
The bone in the photos should look smooth and clean. Any where there are bumps or pits (1d and 3c in the photos) had to be scraped with a tool similar to a dremel. The white fluffy cloud like material is what's left of the labrum. The labrum is a tissue similar to a tendon. It's function is to create suction as well as lubrication and shock absorption between the ball and socket joint. It is actually the only tissue that holds the joint together. In my case, the skin was really the only thing keeping it together and the two bones were mostly rubbing each other as I moved my arm. The muscle, tendons and ligaments don't help in this situation.
A healthy labrum looks like a solid white line in photos like these. Mine is torn almost completely away from the bone on both sides of the joint.
The doctor reattatched the labrum in a few places using some kind of staple, barely visible as a dark grey wedge shape in 1b, middle left and 3d just peeking out from behind the tissue in the middle of the photo.
Enjoy the photos, and feel free to ask any questions you may have.
Shoulder Surgery Pics
