Early arthroscoPic Stabilization veRsus rehabilitatiOn of the Shoulder in Adolescents With a trauMatic First-time Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ePisode

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males and females between the ages of 12 and 18, inclusive 2. Patients with a first-time traumatic anterior glenohumeral dislocation within the past 3 months 3. Anterior glenohumeral dislocation confirmed by radiography, reduction required by medical personnel, or demonstration of anterior apprehension on physical examination following injury to the shoulder 4. MRI or MRA demonstrating disruption of the glenohumeral soft tissues (including the labrum, periosteum, or inferior glenohumeral ligament) relating to instability 5. Patients who have the ability to speak, understand, and read English 6. Provision of informed consent (age 18) or parental consent (ages 12-17, inclusive) 7. Provision of informed child assent (ages 12-17, inclusive) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous dislocation episodes or instability of the affected shoulder 2. Previous surgeries involving the affected shoulder 3. History or clinical exam findings of generalized ligamentous laxity (defined as a Beighton score of 4 or more points) 4. History of multi-directional instability of either shoulder 5. Concomitant fracture of the tuberosity, humerus, or glenoid (excluding a Bankart or Hill Sachs lesion) 6. Bony Bankart lesion exceeding 15% of the glenoid surface (using the best-fit circle method on MRI) 7. Hill Sachs lesion exceeding 15% of the humeral diameter (Measured on transaxial slice of MRI similar to Salomonsson et al.) 8. A neurological injury of the affected arm 9. Patients who will likely have problems, in the judgement of the investigator, with maintaining follow-up 10. Any other reason(s) the investigator feels is relevant for excluding the patient