Review Question - QID 219816

A 47-year-old male photographer presents with 15 months of debilitating anterior shoulder pain that radiates down the front of his arm. He has positive Speed and Yergason's tests and has failed over a year of physical therapy and conservative treatment. Consecutive axial MRI cuts of his shoulder are shown in figures A-C. He wishes to undergo a surgical procedure to alleviate his pain. Still, he is concerned about losing strength in the extremity and about the possibility of the post-operative deformity shown in Figure D. Which of the following statements about the indicated operative procedure for the patient is most true?