The shoulder joint is one of the most complex joints in the body that requires subspecialist attention.

The shoulder joint has a fine balance of soft tissue and bony elements that allow a wide range of motion whilst maintaining stability.

Good shoulder function is integral for all activities of daily living, as well as recreational activities.

Many people are prone to shoulder injuries, whether through work, sports or after an unexpected fall. Major injuries often require surgical procedures.

Over time, the shoulder joint may undergo a degenerative change that may also require surgical attention.

Associate Professor Sumit Raniga is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. A subspecialist orthopaedic shoulder and elbow surgeon, Associate Professor Raniga has three years of dedicated post-fellowship training in world-renowned centres of excellence.

Associate Professor Raniga provides the highest standard of evidence-based management and surgical treatment of common and complex shoulder problems.

The clinic also collaborates with pain and infectious diseases consultants when complex problems require input from other specialists

The MQ Health Physiotherapy department works closely with our clinic and also have a specialist interest in rehabilitation of complex shoulder problems.

Shoulder arthritis

• Anatomic shoulder replacement
• Revision of failed shoulder replacement

Shoulder arthritis due to degenerative tears of the rotator cuff (rotator cuff tear arthropathy)

• Reverse total shoulder replacement
• Reverse total shoulder replacement with tendon transfers to restore rotation
• Revision of failed reverse shoulder replacement

• Arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction
• Open shoulder reconstruction including the latarjet procedure
• Revision of failed shoulder reconstruction

Rotator cuff tears (including subscapularis tears and massive tears)

• Arthroscopic repair
• Revision of failed repair

Unrepairable rotator cuff tears in high demand patients

• Joint preservation surgery for high demand patients that are too young for shoulder replacement
• Superior capsular reconstruction
• Lower trapezius tendon transfer
• Latissimus dorsi tendon transfer

• Arthroscopic capsular release

• Arthroscopic evacuation of calcific deposits

Acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) arthritis

• Arthroscopic distal end of clavicle excision

Acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) separation

• Arthroscopic assisted ACJ reconstruction

• Long head of biceps tenodesis
• Long head of biceps tenotomy

• Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and acromioplasty

Proximal humerus fracture or fracture dislocation of the shoulder

• Fracture reconstruction – open reduction and internal fixation
• Reverse total shoulder replacement

Scapular and glenoid fracture

• Fracture reconstruction – open reduction and internal fixation

Humeral shaft fracture

• Fracture reconstruction – open reduction and internal fixation

Clavicle fracture

• Fracture reconstruction – open reduction and internal fixation

• Primary repair
• Delayed reconstruction