Shoulder Arthroscopy Cost in United Arab Emirates

The cost of shoulder arthroscopy in the UAE typically ranges from $2,000 to $18,000 USD, depending on the hospital, city, and type of procedure.

Shoulder arthroscopy uses a small camera and instruments inserted through several short incisions to examine and treat the shoulder in one sitting. In the UAE, the price depends on:

• Procedure carried out: for example decompression, calcium removal or a tendon repair.
• Anchors: required when a tendon is reattached.
• Anaesthesia: general anaesthetic, often with a nerve block.
• Rehabilitation: physiotherapy afterwards.

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust lists several keyhole options: manipulation for a frozen shoulder, shaving a bone spur that catches the tendons (subacromial decompression), trimming the small acromioclavicular joint above the shoulder, clearing calcium deposits, and repairing a torn rotator cuff. The full problem may only become clear during surgery, so the plan can change.

A nerve block can leave the arm numb and weak for 12 to 24 hours. Most patients go home the same day with three to five small wounds, whose stitches come out at about two weeks. A sling may be needed for just a couple of days, but for four to six weeks after a cuff repair.

According to East Kent's leaflet, physiotherapy normally begins three to four weeks after surgery, and simpler procedures recover faster than repairs. After a cuff repair, the arm should not be used for driving for six to eight weeks. Risks are described as low and include infection, clots, stiffness and the need for more surgery.

Planned orthopaedic surgery needs prior approval from the insurer under basic UAE health plans, and co-payments apply. Ask whether implants, physiotherapy and follow-up visits are part of a quote.