AOS Center for Shoulder Replacement is the only provider of surgery center shoulder replacements in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Norfolk . Find out if you are a candidate.
Over the past few years we have seen a significant increase in high deductible insurance plans because of the ACA health exchanges. In these plans patients are often responsible for paying a large portion of the bill before the insurance kicks-in, sometimes the patient can be responsible for upwards of $5,000 depending on their plan. Many surgeon’s offices are requesting that patients pay that money up front before their surgery. This is done for obvious reasons. The point is that healthcare insurance is changing. More and more patients are having to pay for the services provided not the insurance company. This will force all of us to be thoughtful about how we spend our healthcare dollars.
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AOS Center for Shoulder Replacement is the only provider of surgery center shoulder replacements in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Norfolk . Find out if you are a candidate.
Over the past 13 months I have performed 143 shoulder replacements with a 2% rate of significant complications.
I was privileged to be faculty at a recent shoulder surgery course in Miami.
Reverse and anatomic shoulder replacements are used for different types of problems. However, an anatomic replacement tends to produce a slightly better result.
A recent study in JBJS demonstrated that patients with full thickness rotator cuff tears had better results when treated surgically compared to non operative treatment
Dr. Carofino is offering a clinical study involving pulsed electromagnetic field treatment after rotator cuff repair surgery. We are the only clinical site in Virginia for this research study.