Paul Favorito, MD, an orthopedic shoulder surgeon at The Christ Hospital Health Network, became the first in the Midwest to utilize a new minimally invasive rotator cuff sparing shoulder replacement procedure.
Traditional methods for shoulder replacement surgeries cut rotator cuff tendons and have a typical recovery timeline of six months. The new technique cuts recovery time down to as little as six to 12 weeks by not cutting the rotator cuff tendon, according to an Oct. 14 news release from the health system.
Dr. Favorito was one of nine surgeons who developed the new technology, working with engineers from Johnson and Johnson MedTech.
Dr. Favorito will begin teaching the new procedure to other surgeons across the U.S. in the coming months, the release said.
