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Pain Pumps, Athletes and Shoulder Surgery
High school boys are more likely to suffer sports-related shoulder injuries than girls according to a study published in the Journal of Athletic Training. Six percent of all shoulder injuries in high school athletes require surgery.
According to the study, conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, shoulder injuries are more common in traditionally male sports such as:
· Baseball
· Wrestling
· Football
Of the shoulder injuries that require surgery, half involved dislocations or separations.
Parents of athletes who have undergone shoulder surgery should be aware that pain pumps which deliver painkillers directly into the shoulder following an operation have been linked to the deterioration of shoulder joint cartilage.
The debilitating condition known, as postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis (PAGCL), involves shoulder pain and stiffness, popping or grinding when the shoulder is moved, a decrease in the range of motion and loss of joint strength.
Treatment often requires additional surgeries. Unfortunately, many patients never regain full use of their shoulder joint.
If you are a parent of an athlete whose life has been disrupted by a pain pump injury, you deserve compensation. The lawyers of Williams Love O'Leary & Powers PC represent individuals nationwide who received a pain pump and now suffer from PAGCL.
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