Maryland’s Health Matters - St. Joseph - Spring 2017 - 8

Shoulder Replacement
Surgery Turns Back
the Clock
The procedure can
be just as effective
as hip and knee
replacements
at relieving joint
pain and restoring
mobility and quality
of life

8  MARYLAND'S HEALTH MATTERS

A

pproximately 70,000

becomes arthritic and is bone grinding

shoulder replacement

on bone. The result can be very painful."

surgeries are performed

For Bill Williamson, 61, his passion for

in the U.S. annually.

weightlifting gradually caused painful

"The shoulder wears

arthritis in his left shoulder. "In my 20s

out just like the knees and hips do, but

and 30s, I was lifting up to 275 pounds,"

at a slower rate, since you don't carry

says Williamson, who began seeing

weight on your shoulders," explains board-

Dr. Codd 10 years ago for his painful

certified orthopaedic surgeon Timothy

shoulder. "At first it didn't interfere with

Codd, MD, of UM St. Joseph Towson

my life," Williams recalls. "Eventually,

Orthopaedic Associates. "Repetitive

I couldn't lift my left hand over my head,

activities, such as weightlifting, garden-

but I could still golf and lift 55-pound

ing and even housework, can wear out

dumbbells." However, last summer, his

the cartilage in the shoulder joint so it

bone loss and pain became significant



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