The most telling findings from those studies include the following:
• In 45 percent of shoulder joint instability injuries, young athletes lost more than 10 days from sport.
• Young male athletes are at greatest risk of shoulder joint instability injuries and recurrences.
• In one study, the rate of athletes reinjuring their shoulder was higher in patients younger than 23 years of age (72 percent) than patients older than 30 years of age (27 percent).
• Young athletes between the ages of 15 to 20 years of age who were treated nonsurgically had an injury recurrence rate of 87 percent.
• Arthritis of the shoulder occurred in up to 40 percent of athletes with recurring shoulder instability injuries.
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