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My mother has broken her shoulder and the doctor has suggested stepping as my mother has medical history of brain haemorrahge and breast cancer in the same side of broken shoulder. Will it help her in long her. Or is surgery mandatory? We as family are scared of surgery and its consequences.
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The fracture is displaced quite a bit with subluxation of the joint, which means fracture healing without surgery will be questionable.
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Requires surgical fixation, provided she's fit for surgery. She will have better quality of life after surgery as the chances of fracture healing properly are higher.
Trust your treating orthopedic surgeon and the anesthesia team to take the best call and follow their advice.
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Surgery is a must for her. It doesn't really matter which side she's having the breast cancer. The only thing you need to worry about is her fitness for surgery. Physicians and the anaestheologist will give their opinion prior to surgery. For her to have a good performing shoulder, surgery is a must
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she requires immediate surgical intervention. You will have to take the risk and get her operated as early as possible.
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Surgery is absolutely required as there a bit of subluxation and the fracture is displaced which needs to fixed by a CC screw.
Breast cancer on the same side is not a contraindication for surgery.
But need to get a CT brain I/V/O Brain Haemorrhage before proceeding with procedure.
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Can consultant an orthopaedic surgeon and plan accordingly
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