WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Members of the Supreme Court, (L-R) Chief Justice John Roberts and associate justices Anthony Kennendy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, applaud as U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to deliver his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, 'It?s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth'. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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01:21 - Source: CNN
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will undergo shoulder surgery Tuesday morning for an injury to her left shoulder that she sustained after a fall at her home on April 16, the Supreme Court announced on Monday.

Sotomayor was on the bench hearing arguments after the fall, but tests later revealed that she suffered a “multipart displaced head splitting fracture of her proximal humerus” according to a statement released by Kathleen Arberg, the Court’s Public Information Officer.

The justice will undergo a “reverse total shoulder replacement surgery,” Arberg said.

The surgery comes as the Court has finished hearing oral arguments for the term and is expected to release all the remaining opinions by the end of June.

Sotomayor will curtail activities for the next few weeks while she recuperates and will wear a sling and participate in physical therapy for several months.

She is expected to fully recover her mobility and shoulder function, Arberg said.