No specific knowledge of Fyfe and his shoulder but my guess is that rather than the
routine stabilisation surgery he has undergone a Laterjet procedure
what can possibly go wrong
The routine stabilisation surgery is preferred because it is essentially an anatomical repair. If it fails, or because the shoulder is intrinsically unstable, the Laterjet option is used at it physically bulks up the area of intrinsic instability. Unfortunately moving bits around to places that nature did not initially have them, then adding a few foreign bodies, does come with risk. The risks are higher if there have been previous attempts at surgery as the anatomy is already compromised.
As a generalisation I think the guys in Western Australia are fairly conservative and I always worry when the choice to go interstate is made.
I - Is it because no one local could do the operation?
II - Is it because no one local recommended the operation?
III - Is it because the interstate surgeon is more able to do the operation?
Most people intuitively think the answer is III. I am not most people.
Anyway short answer is Fyfe is likely to have suffered a known complication of a procedure and while he will most likely end up better off than he was preoperatively, his shoulder will not be as good at it once was (restricted movement and premature arthritis anticipated). Whilst further surgery to correct the "fracture" (which I suspect is "non-union",) should assist, the timeline for recovery is difficult to predict and a positive result is not assured.
