Separated Shoulder Surgery. Preparing for your appointment. You may need surgery for a separated shoulder if you tear your ligament severely.
An acromioclavicular joint separation ac separation or shoulder separation is a very frequent injury among active people especially football or hockey players and cyclists who fall over their handlebars. In severe injuries ligaments might be torn. First the joint is designed to give as you move and bolting it together gets rid of that normal joint flexibility.
The goal of all surgical treatments for a shoulder separation is to restore the normal alignment and stability of the end of the collarbone with the outer edge of the shoulder blade the acromion.
Instead a fall or blow tears one of the ligaments that connects the collarbone to the shoulder blade. Most people enjoy a full recovery after conservative treatment. A minor separation usually heals within a few. Most people recover within two to 12 weeks without surgery.
