Arthroskopische Eingriffe am Schultergelenk

The number of outpatient operations increases; this is also true for shoulder arthroscopy. With its large range of indications shoulder arthroscopy is well established in trauma surgery and sports medicine. However, not all shoulder arthroscopies can be performed as an outpatient procedure. Each case needs to be decided individually on the basis of complexity of the procedure, the patient’s general health and social environment, as well as the surgeon’s experience. In general, non-reconstructive operations such as acromioplasty, subacromial decompression and excision of calcium for calcifying tendinitis can be carried out as outpatient procedures. Reconstructions of the rotator cuff or stabilisation after shoulder dislocation should be dealt with as inpatient procedures due to invasiveness of these operations as well as the pre-, peri- and postoperative management.