• Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Complex shoulder and elbow surgeries

a white man in a blue shirt holding up his sore left arm, in pain, perhaps an injured shoulder or elbow, with a medical person examining the injury

Arthroplasty is a surgical procedure to restore the function of a joint by replacing disease and damaged parts. However, everyone is not made the same way. When it comes to complex shoulder and elbow surgeries, 3D anatomical modeling can be used to help a surgeon plan the surgery for better outcomes.

On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Mark Morrey, an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic, discusses common elbow and shoulder problems, and treatment options, including surgery.


Watch: Dr. Morrey discusses shoulder and elbow surgeries

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