Which shoulder injury is worse (long term)?

Which injury is worse for you long term, a separated shoulder or a dislocated shoulder and why?

Thanks,

A dislocation of the shoulder involves massive damage to the glenoid labrum (cartilage). This results in chronic instability and often a progressively worsening condition.

A separated shoulder results from a tear or rupture of a ligament that can be repaired surgically if needed. Generally, with proper treatment, this injury does better long-term than a dislocation.

Note: a dislocation of the shoulder and a separation of the shoulder involve different joints of the shoulder girdle.

Best wishes.

The dislocated shoulder can be remedied immediately by having it relocated by a doctor. A separated shoulder weakens the part that tore, so I think the separated shoulder is the one with the most after effects, if any.

its the same thing and neither one is very long

It depends how much of a separation. If its a grade 3 sep then that would be the worse. This means there was physical breaking of the ligaments and need surgical reconstruction. This will cause the shoulder never to be quite the same.

Don't get me wrong though, continually dislocations and lower grade separations can compound and create arthritic joints or chronic pain.

I think the opposite, each time you dislocate any joint it becomes easier and easier to dislocate again, while a seperation, on the other hand, can be fixed through surgery and in many cases the joint will come out stronger than they were before the injury.

hi there ,im not sure what do u mean by separated shoulder im a doctor but i `vent heard about it,i think the answer would be dislocated shoulder,why> cuz its liable to recurrence and its realy nasty need physiotherapy and enforcment of the rotator muscles some times by surgery.