AC Jt seperation 4 years post injury

In this video I show you a patient with an AC Jt seperation 4 years post injury. Check out how well he functions even without intervention and with the AC joint instability.

[sharky]

Great video on history of injury. I had grade 3 to 5 AC separation. Tried conservative PT approach and was too unstable. Tore anterior deltoid using it. So had surgery. That sucked. 8 weeks in sling. The lots of PT and ups and down. I am at 8 months now and it is still improving. Playing basketball again and can do almost everything without pain. The limitations are endurance and fatigue. No more bump for me but I have 2 dog bones and 2 allograft tendons holding it down. It is stable now. Hopefully it last a lifetime. Just wanted to share for others.

[watcher]

Got dropped on my head crowd surfing in 2019 and got a grade 3 or less separation, went to work with a sling for a couple of weeks and then started rehabilitating exercises. Have good function now but worried about problems when I'm older. This was a good video, thank you!

[chrisdrivesli]

So this bump on my shoulder is legitimately going to be there forever? That’s just great

[freddempster]

My own AC joint separation was quite severe. My shoulder seemed to have dropped about an inch or so and my clavicle stuck up like part of a tent pole. Other than weakness and numbness…no pain…yet. Holy moly I swelled up like a football. Discussing options with a surgeon, I decided to go with the cutting. If choosing to see if it would settle back into place and waiting four weeks did not work, then the surgery may be needed. That would entail cutting the end of the collar bone to have a fresh edge and then pinning it and waiting another six to eight weeks to heal. I could not imagine how atrophied my shoulder would have been plus being out of work for three months. Friggin’ pins were long. Holy shit. Now, to be fair, I have a “bump” but it does not squirrel around when moving even 49 years later although I do have more bursitis in this shoulder than the right. What happens when nonsurgical patient gets old? Do they lose strength and control due to lack of connected structure? Those videos of ac joints floating around look gross.

[myvetsGR]

Hallo Sir!I ve got Ac joint 3 separation 4 years ago.Did an MRI of the shoulder recently which apparently showed that the two ligaments responsible of holding the clavicle have been calcified.So it s only the last ligament which have caused my shoulder to fall a bit.Although i do not experience pain i somehow feel the psychological aspect of it...like when i m talking i do not feel that i have power on that shoulder or feel it very "airy" soft, or i subconsiously trying to fix it by lifting my shoulder whick can pretty tiring, almost like a nervous you experienced this complain before...

Thank you for all the informational video
Marios

[cobbfutbol]

2 years post surgery here, gnarly scar, full range of motion, no bump unless I shrug like he did in this video. Still not back to full strength but that’s my fault!

[limitLess-ik]

Hi. Can you make a video about SC (sternoclavicular) instability too. Dr David Geier 's ''Should I be worried about my collarbone popping in and out? '' video has been viewed 69 k. Hearing from your experience would be good for us too.

[angieb]

Hi there! I am an aerialist / pole dancer with a type 2-3 separation. My othropedic doctor is recommending conservative care (no surgery). My goal is to do deadlift ayeshas when recovered. Is this physically possible without surgery? I cannot find any resources about aeralist rehabilitation.

[malekmalek]

I have the exact same thing on my right schoulder, never whent to a doctor and or xray. lost my job at that time in the crash of 2008 a family to care and provide for a house just build i didn't want to know what was wrong and had to go look and work jobs on my bicycle. but as you say it became full functional.btw good info thanks.

[thomasmarschall]

Thank you for the interesting video! I've the same injury. Does building muscle helps to pull the clavicle a little bit down?

[sahilsoni]

I did my Mri Test in my Mri there is mild subacromial subdeltoid bursitis and mild ac joint arthopathy Do i need surgery?

[josepinchero]

i have another question. when a AC joint heals (non-surgically) like this, grade 3. do the tendons that were ruptured actually regrow to reconnect the joints? or is it some other biology that happens (like does the area just get supported by scar tissue and the ligaments that were torn or forever torn?

[zoomgallygally]

Is it possible to raise hands behind your ears or at least aligned after acj injury?

[JAHIDHASAN-ondv]

Does the patient you mentioned in the vedio surgery ???? Actually my problem is same to him plz answer me sir

[dimabaikov]

Question: i have the same injury, grade 3, at was more or less stable, aggravated through improper form with weights, the ROM and bump exactly as on the video. But i have constant heaviness in the shoulder now. Will it slowly go away?

[josepinchero]

ok. this was helpful. but... would surgery have further improved his shoulder? or not at all? eg., with surgery, would he have had even more strength in that shoulder? would surgery have reduced the possibility of AC joint arthritis later in life? would there have been any advantage to having surgery?

[Zoranicc]

I have grade 3, no pain. Regular mobility. But i have sometime shoulder instability. Tell me, can i go to surgery 7months post injury?

[NiccBlacc-NCBC]

What is the surgery and also if there is arthritis later down and cant lift it ?

[fornas]

I started having these in the middle of my teenager years, im 18 now, and it's ugly but i dont remember suffering some injure, it just started appearing when i had the growth jump, i dont have any pain just some instability. Im very skinny so its very unpleasent, should i do surgery?

[arupchand]

What the docs and the other med pro s need to consider is that the ac joint separation or sprain comes with a certain amount of laxity of the glenoid labrum and hence shoulder instability.and because of the shape of the glenoid fossa superior labrum reefing is much more effective than bursectomy.bursectomy although much more common these days does not change the position or angle of attachment of the humeral head