We don’t know how many games Zach Collins will miss as he recovers from surgery to repair a torn labrum caused by a dislocated shoulder. The Trail Blazers organization has been mum on the topic so far, preferring to wait until after surgery to provide a possible recovery date.
Collins is far from the first player to require surgery to repair damage caused by a dislocated shoulder. Let’s take a look at how well others recovered and how much time they needed to return to play (RTP).
I am not a doctor, so here’s Joshua Dines, an orthopedic surgeon, to fill us in (emphasis mine):
The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.