Talk:Shoulder surgery

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Sternoclavicular separation surgeries

I SO wanted to place this on this page but I'm sure it violates certain wikipedia policies...

... My pain increased. Now it felt disconnected all the time. Working was hell. I lived in terrible pain. I turned to the internet and here’s what I found after 5 years of research. (1) No one with a serious injury (one that persists for more than 2-3 years) ever recovered – anywhere in the world This included pro sports athletes who would trimph over countless injuries up to this one. (2) I probably had an anterior dislocation of the sc joint. (3) Most people with this injury have a normal MRI – the theory being that the ligaments in this part of the body are so tightly packed that it is difficult to get a clear reading. (4) The only surgery that exists is highly controversial and does not reconstruct the joint. It is highly not recommended – unless there is a posterior dislocation and the patient risks death and breathing problems. A piece of the collarbone is cut off and attached to the sternum with a muscle. Dr. Wirth in san antonio (with charles rockwood) does this surgery. He does about 10 a year. ...

kathyfromkaty, sternoclavicular separation sufferer, Shoulder1.com forums

Trouble is, I haven't been able to find anything that contradicts her statements. Sternoclavicular separation treatments appear to be very rare.

I personally know of another guy who's suffered a sternoclavicular separation. He's a doctor, yet even he has never had it surgically treated.

I'm wanting to know and I think the world ought to know what these people are going through... and what options are available. But I haven't been able to find out much other than from personal experiences. (However, this topic is not a primary concern for me at the moment). I just wonder how to incorperate this information which is highly POV. Root⁴(one) 05:12, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]