An MRI of your shoulder is the best way to understand the extent of your shoulder injury and develop the right care plan to treat your pain. Talk to your doctor if you’re experiencing any of these symptoms. Squared off appearance of the shoulder, sometimes with a bulge in the front of the joint.
The most common sign of Hill-Sachs lesion is severe pain in the shoulder, especially during movement. Our team of surgeons, nurses, and therapists offer both surgical and non-surgical options, including physical therapy to help heal and strengthen your shoulder. Our highly-skilled physicians comprehensively evaluate injuries and can develop the most effective approach to relieve your pain and get you back on track.
If you’ve been diagnosed with Hill-Sachs lesion, or have pain in your shoulder that just won’t go away, SSM Health Orthopedics can help you. This creates a dent in the head of the humerus, causing debilitating pain and limited arm movement. In this case, the arm bone slips out of the socket and is compressed against the socket’s rim. You doctor might have discovered this condition if you’ve experienced a dislocated shoulder. A Hill-Sachs lesion is a fracture in the long bone in the upper arm (humerus) that connects to the body at the shoulder.