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Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuit—Keep Your Medical Records

May 2, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Mount Clemens, MI: Nichole had a fall in 2003 and popped her shoulder out of joint—she says it was "nothing major." But the complications and surgeries she has undergone since that time are major, and all because she was given a shoulder pain pump after what was supposed to be a simple procedure that required day surgery.

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Shoulder Pain Pump Double Whammy: Infection and Cartilage Loss

April 2, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Boise, ID: Patty had shoulder surgery to repair a rotator cuff tear in 2009 and she has been on pain medication ever since. Both Patty and her doctor believe that cartilage damage and infection post-surgery is due to the shoulder pain pump that she had in her shoulder for four days. According to her doctor, that is three days too long.

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Shoulder Pain Pump Plaintiffs Settle with Stryker

March 26, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Salt Lake City, UT: The shoulder pain pump continues to be a scourge for many plaintiffs who willingly accepted a doctor's recommendation to feed pain medication directly to the shoulder joint without understanding the potential for serious ramifications. Shoulder pain pump manufacturers were never granted FDA approval to use the device directly to the shoulder joint (just the surrounding soft tissue), and doctors claim pain pump manufacturer representatives failed to apprise them of the risk.

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"I Gave My Right Arm to Shoulder Pain Pump Makers"

February 23, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Ponca City, OK:In the past three years, Valerie has undergone three surgeries for a torn rotator cuff on the same shoulder. The first two times she was given a shoulder pain pump that resulted in even more pain and no range of motion. "Now my right arm is practically useless and I am right-handed," says Valerie.

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Pain Pump Surgery Not the Only Way to Heal Shoulder

January 5, 2012. By Charles Benson.

Auburn, NY: There are many things that contribute to shoulder problems, and these various factors may point to why using pain pump surgery may not be the best form of treatment for affected individuals.

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Patient's Surgeon Says Shoulder Pain Pump Can Cause Destroyed Cartilage

November 15, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

Mulino, OR: When Melinda complained to her surgeon of pain in her shoulder—exactly where she had a shoulder pain pump inserted after arthroscopic surgery—he ordered an MRI. Regardless of the results, Melinda is going ahead with a shoulder pain pump lawsuit.

"What else can explain this alien pain?"

she says.

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Study Finds Low-Dose Injections Are Effective Pain Treatment following Shoulder Surgery

October 29, 2011. By Charles Benson.

Suwon, South Korea: A low-dose corticosteroid injection was found to be just as effective in relieving pain for patients after shoulder surgery as a higher dose, scientists from the Ajou University School of Medicine in the Republic of Korea noted in a study, according to MedScape.

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Prime Candidate for Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuit

September 14, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

Fullerton, CA: Jeff has no doubt that the shoulder pain pump he woke up with after shoulder surgery is a direct result of Postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis or PAGCL: prior to arthroscopic surgery he had an MRI that showed rotator cuff tears in his tendons—no cartilage thinning or irregularities. Post-surgery, however, a CAT Scan revealed cartilage damage.

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Shoulder Pain Pump Recipient Says Cons Outweigh the Pros

August 16, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

Winnsboro, LA: When Shawn was in the military he sustained a shoulder injury; physical therapy didn't help and a VA surgeon recommended surgery. Back in 1996 the shoulder pain pump was a relatively new medical device; "This surgeon thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread," says Shawn, "but the surgeon who did my second surgery said he would never use a shoulder pain pump in the joint."

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Cartilage and Shoulder Pain Pumps Just Don't Mix

July 30, 2011. By Gordon Gibb.

Washington, DC: There are certain things that just don't mix—oil and water, the sleep habits of teenagers and their parents. Or shoulder cartilage and bupivacaine mixed with epinephrine. The latter are pain medications that have found their way directly to the irreplaceable shoulder cartilage by way of a shoulder pain pump.

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