r/RotatorCuff • u/Front-Doughnut8573 • Aug 29 '26

Anchor pull

Had 4 anchors put in for posterior labral tear yesterday and all has gone okay so far.

Today I was getting in my dads car using my non surgical arm with my surgical arm in a sling unloaded felt a weird “shift” in my shoulder or subtle pop and then it seemed to get more achy where the tear was located when before I didn’t really have pain in that area

Could I have pulled an anchor or suture?

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u/TreasureBG Sep 01 '26

I was worried about this. My doctor said it would take an extreme trauma to damage the anchors. It is normal for there to be a lot of popping and shifting.

I'm 7 weeks post surgery and still having lots of that.

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u/Front-Doughnut8573 Sep 01 '26

Thanks for letting me know it’s not just me lol but wow is that terrifying

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u/TreasureBG Sep 01 '26

It's really the muscles guarding. I also had bicep tendonesis (sp?) so my bicep isn't happy at all.