Specialties
Shoulder surgery
Specialist shoulder surgery since 1998: tendon tears, tendinitis, calcific deposits, instability, frozen shoulder, arthritis and shoulder replacement.
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Reverse shoulder replacement
- Elite athletes
Shoulder specialist since 1998
Marios Salmas began specialising in the shoulder in 1998 in Zurich, at Balgrist Hospital, alongside Christian Gerber, and continued at Harvard's Massachusetts General Hospital with J.P. Warner. He was one of the first in Greece to take up modern shoulder surgery.
World-class athletes have trusted him with their shoulder and elbow problems. Most operations are performed arthroscopically, with small incisions and a quick return to activities.
Conditions
Treatments and procedures
Patient cases
Patients: shoulder
Shoulder calcific deposit (calcific supraspinatus tendinitis) – removal in the office
Calcific tendinitis – shoulder calcific deposit removal in the office
Supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendon tear
Supraspinatus tendon tear – arthroscopic repair
Severe shoulder osteoarthritis with a rotator cuff tear – reverse total shoulder replacement
SLAP LESION – arthroscopic labral repair
Comminuted proximal humerus fracture – shoulder hemiarthroplasty with tuberosity repair
SLAP LESION and subacromial impingement syndrome – arthroscopic repair and acromioplasty
Clavicle fracture – internal fixation
Reverse total shoulder replacement – 1 month after surgery
Supraspinatus tendon re-tear – arthroscopic revision repair with the double-row technique
Shoulder osteochondromatosis and frozen shoulder – shoulder arthroscopy
Shoulder osteoarthritis with a massive rotator cuff tear and humeral shaft fracture – treated with reverse total shoulder replacement and humeral fixation
Supraspinatus tendon tear – arthroscopic repair
Subscapularis tendon calcific deposits and frozen shoulder – arthroscopic treatment
Proximal humerus fracture – shoulder replacement with tuberosity repair
Supraspinatus tendon tear – frozen shoulder
Recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation – anterior shoulder instability – labral tear – shoulder arthroscopy or arthroscopic shoulder repair – Bankart Repair
Supraspinatus tendon tear – shoulder arthroscopy
Arthroscopic repair of a supraspinatus tendon tear in the right shoulder and open repair in the left
Supraspinatus tendon tear – 5 years after surgery
Supraspinatus tendon tear – arthroscopic repair
Supraspinatus tendon tear – 12 years after repair
Supraspinatus tendon tear – 8 years on
Supraspinatus tendon tear – arthroscopic repair – 1 year after surgery
Left shoulder supraspinatus tendon tear – supraspinatus repair – shoulder arthroscopy – 15 years after surgery
Shoulder instability – shoulder arthroscopy – labral repair – Bankart Repair
Recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation – arthroscopic Bankart Repair
Recurrent anterior dislocation of the left shoulder – arthroscopic repair – 17 years after surgery
Recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation
Grade 4 acromioclavicular dislocation – reduction with the Button-to-Button technique
Reverse total shoulder replacement for rotator cuff tear arthropathy after a massive tear
Reverse total shoulder replacement after a failed repair of a massive rotator cuff tear
Shoulder calcific deposit – calcific supraspinatus tendinitis
Double dislocation of the sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular joints – surgical repair with Y3 Button
Supraspinatus tendon tear in both shoulders – 5 years after surgery
Acromioclavicular arthritis – 15 days after arthroscopic treatment
Intra-articular injection into the acromioclavicular joint for arthritis
Shoulder osteoarthritis with a massive tendon tear – reverse shoulder replacement, 3 months on
Reverse total shoulder replacement – 8 months after surgery
Reverse total shoulder replacement – 6 months after surgery
Reverse total shoulder replacement – 2 weeks after surgery
Pseudoparalysis of the arm from a massive irreparable rotator cuff tear – reverse shoulder replacement
Scapulothoracic bursitis (snapping scapula) – arthroscopic bursectomy
Recurrent shoulder dislocation with a glenoid fracture (bony Bankart lesion) – arthroscopic repair
Shoulder instability, recurrent shoulder dislocation – 5 months after arthroscopic repair
Shoulder calcific deposits (calcific tendinitis) – arthroscopic removal, 15 days after surgery
Calcific tendinitis in both shoulders – arthroscopic removal, 5 years after surgery
Bilateral supraspinatus calcific deposits – 13 years after arthroscopic removal
Arthroscopic RELEASE and ABRASION in a young patient with secondary shoulder arthritis
Clavicle fracture-dislocation
Acromioclavicular joint dislocation – 2 weeks after surgery
Clavicle fracture – surgery
Clavicle fracture – a few hours after surgery
Clavicle fracture non-union – internal fixation with bone graft
Proximal humerus fracture – shoulder replacement with tuberosity repair
Four-part fracture-dislocation of the humerus – shoulder hemiarthroplasty with tuberosity repair
Four-part fracture-dislocation of the humerus – shoulder hemiarthroplasty with tuberosity repair
Four-part humerus fracture – 11 years after surgery
Four-part fracture of the left proximal humerus
Massive irreparable rotator cuff tear with pseudoparalysis
Large (massive) rotator cuff tear (supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons) – irreparable rotator cuff – treated with reverse shoulder replacement
Severe shoulder osteoarthritis in a 92-year-old patient – total shoulder replacement with Blueprint preoperative planning
Shoulder osteoarthritis – total shoulder replacement
Frozen shoulder – calcific deposit
Tear/detachment of the superior glenoid labrum – SLAP LESION
Supraspinatus tendon tear in both shoulders – 6 years on
Rotator cuff tear of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons
Shoulder supraspinatus tendon tear – 6 years after surgery
Distal biceps tendon rupture
Long head of biceps rupture – fixation with SWIVELOCK
Long head of biceps rupture – surgical repair
Distal biceps tendon rupture
Distal biceps tendon rupture at the elbow – repair with the ENDO BUTTON technique
Treating shoulder conditions
Shoulder pain – causes and treatment
Long head of biceps rupture, surgical repair – 5 months after surgery
Long head of biceps tenodesis
Long head of biceps tendon rupture – tenodesis
Patient testimonials
What our patients say
“Professor Salmas performed a particularly difficult operation on my father: a reverse total shoulder replacement with a simultaneous latissimus dorsi tendon transfer, so that he could raise his arm again, which he could not do before. Even though we had seen many doctors before, only Professor Salmas took him on, and the operation was a complete success. 5 months after the operation he is doing farm work as before. A unique scientist and human being. I recommend him without reservation.”
“Dr Salmas, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything. After a fall last Christmas, my left shoulder dislocated. At the Metropolitan emergency department, after the reduction, they told me the problem needed surgery. Without proper information, fear is the first feeling that takes hold of you, and so, without further ado, I simply left it and did nothing. Last June, while I was sleeping, it dislocated again. Back to the emergency department, another reduction and the same advice. After a lot of searching on the internet I found Dr Salmas. On Monday 14/06 I visited his office, and on Thursday 17/06 he scheduled me for surgery. An operation with no pain at all. The operation took place at 19.00 and the next morning I was at home. My arm was in a sling for 6 weeks. 6 weeks with no pain at all, I want to stress that. Today, about 4 months later and after only 15 physiotherapy sessions, I feel as if I never had an operation. A huge thank you to this HUMAN BEING.”
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