u/guyinconcord

Had a fall from a ladder and messed up my shoulder pretty bad. MRI results below. I’m 57 and am wondering if a replacement procedure would be considered by my doctor. I don’t have an appointment with him until the 11th. I have read that a replacement is an easier recovery than surgery to repair (which I had done on my other shoulder 2 years ago).

MRI results.
FINDINGS: Moderate AC arthropathy flat acromion.
Large cuff tear. Complete tears supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons.
Fibers separated 4 cm. Complex bursitis. Capsulosynovitis. Reactive
synovitis. Synovial thickening. The humerus is elevated. No substantive cuff
muscle fatty atrophy.
Tendinopathic and hypertrophic biceps arcuate segment.
Glenohumeral capsule distended with contrast. Contrast extravasates into the
bursa.
Labrum intact.