Dislocated shoulder questions...
My 18 year old son dislocated his shoulder playing a game of football (just for fun with friends) back on April 28th. He was away at college and went to the hospital where they popped it back in. Gave him after care instructions which he did NOT follow and it popped out again a few days later when he thought it "felt fine" and he did a push up.🤦♀️
The semester is over so we went to a follow up with an ortho back here at home yesterday. Did some xrays and are sending him for an arthogram. Obviously they are concerned about a torn labrum and a possible Hills Sach deformity. (I had to look that one up.)
She explained that the concern is chronic shoulder instability and recurrent dislocations. She mentioned the likelihood of surgery being high. He is extremely active and when he heard he wouldn't be back to full speed for 6-7 months if he had surgery, he was upset. She explained future complications - arthritis, needing a full shoulder replacement in his 30s and he thinks those things are a long way off.
I was a little surprised they didn't suggest a more conservative treatment first like PT especially for someone so young. If the MRI shows a partially torn labrum and the deformity, is it normal to go right to surgery for someone so young? He is not in any pain (so he says), appears to have full range of motion, and just said he has had some intermittent tingling in his forearm but that seems to be getting better.
I am not opposed to getting him a 2nd opinion depending on what the MRI says, but in reading through the posts here, I thought maybe someone had a similiar experience.
P.S. It's his body and his choice. Just trying to get him so additional info.