Patient Education Videos:
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Videos on Range of Motion Exercises & Sling & Ice Demonstration
- About Rotator Cuff Repairs
- Patient History, Diagnostic Testing and Symptoms
- Rehabilitation and Postoperative Restrictions
- When to Consider Surgery for Shoulder Instability
- Conservative Treatment of Shoulder Instability
- The Directions of Shoulder Instability
- Surgical Options for Shoulder Instability
- Rehabilitation after Rotator Cuff Surgery
- Conservative Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tears
- Introduction to Rotator Cuff Tears
- Preparation for Rotator Cuff Surgery
- Surgical Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tears
- Summary of Rotator Cuff Tears
- Rotator Cuff Tears that Can't be Repaired
- Common Problems of the Shoulder
- What is Shoulder Instability
- Surgical Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tears
- Conservative Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tears
- Symptoms of Rotator Cuff Tears
- Anatomy and Function of the Shoulder Joint
- Rotator Cuff Tear
Information Directly from Dr. Hatzidakis
Anatomic Total Shoulder Replacement
Dr. Hatzidakis discusses shoulder arthritis and how a total shoulder replacement can help.
Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
Dr. Hatzidakis talks about deficient rotator cuff & shoulder arthritis and how a reverse total shoulder replacement can help.
Dr. Hatzidakis talks about rotator cuff tears and the surgery to repair it.
Shoulder Replacement Outcomes
Why have your shoulder replacement with Dr. Hatzidakis
Articles & Presentations
Posterior Shoulder Instability
Posterior Shoulder Instability Presentation
Hourglass Biceps as a Cause of Painful Locking and Stiffness in the Shoulder
-JSES 2004, Armodios Hatzidakis, MD
Neer Award 2005
Neer Award 2005 Grammont Reverse Shoulder Replacement Results
-JSES 2006, Armodios Hatzidakis, MD
Reverse Prosthesis
Reverse Prosthesis Design Rationale and Biomechanics
-JSES 2005, Armodios Hatzidakis, MD
Educational Links
Dr. Hatzidakis performs reversed total shoulder arthroplasty
Dr. Armodios Hatzidakis performs reversed total shoulder arthroplasty and demonstrates the positive effects of using the Aquamantys System from Medtronic Advanced Energy. The Aquamantys System uses patented Transcollation technology, which provides hemostatic sealing of soft tissue and bone during surgery.
AAOS website
AAOS patient education library. Use this website to get more information about your condition.
The Lift Program
This is a website to help you understanding chronic shoulder pain, how it works, what to expect before and after surgery and to see what other patient's have to say. Six of the patients featured in the "Patient Stories" section are actually patients who have had shoulder replacement by Dr. Hatzidakis.
Dealing with Chronic Shoulder Pain
Additional Videos
- Dr. Hatzidakis talks about arthritis in the shoulder.
- How a reverse shoulder replacement works. Shoulder Animation 1.
- How a reverse shoulder replacement works. Shoulder Animation 2.
- How a reverse shoulder replacement works. Shoulder Animation 3.
- The Painful Shoulder & Elbow