What are the risks of arthroscopic shoulder surgery?

Infection: An infection is the greatest risk but it is less than one percent. Nerve injury and stiffness are also risks.

Same 4 other surgery: Any surgery has a risks of pain, infection, damage to neurovascular structures or worst of all, failure. In general arthroscopic surgeries have a lower rate of infection than similar open procedures. Arthroscopic surgery provides better visualization with less soft tissue damage. Typically the recovery is faster and there is less pain than with open procedures.