Shoulder Pain Pump Associated with Chondrolysis

Seattle, WAA recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle found that the use of a shoulder pain pump to deliver Marcaine directly into the shoulder after arthroscopic surgery is associated with glenohumeral chondrolysis.

span itemprop="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" style="display:block">According to the study, which was published recently in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, glenohumeral chondrolysis refers to a debilitating loss of cartilage after the arthroscopic surgery.

The study, which examined 375 surgical procedures conducted by an individual orthopaedic surgeon, discovered that each case of chondrolysis was linked to the infusion of either Marcaine or lidocaine via a shoulder pain pump.

The risk of the condition was reportedly found to be greater in younger patients and those who had at least one suture anchor put in the glenoid, the shoulder's socket joint.

Researchers encouraged surgeons to avoid infusing Marcaine or lidocaine via shoulder pump after the operation in order to reduce the risk of chondrolysis, according to the study.

Marcaine and lidocaine are two types of anesthetics, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information.