Before I had my shoulder surgery, I was told to ask prospective surgeons how many of the shoulder procedures they average per year. A good answer was at least 50 procedures. Like someone said, a shoulder is far different procedure than a knee or hip. There’s just not as many shoulder procedures.
My shoulder procedure was a half replacement due to a bone problem. For what it’s worth, there’s a procedure now available to replace the man made cartilage on the implant. This means after the original wears off the implant, the replacement cartilage saves a new major surgery.
Also, be sure to note that you will need to pre-medicate prior to dental procedures. Listen to your surgeon, not the dentists on this. I’m 9 years post surgery and my surgeon is still adamant that an antibiotic be taken prior to all dental procedures including teeth cleaning.
