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Which is more likely to get a dislocated hip or dislocated shoulder?
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Shoulder more common: Statistically speaking, you are more likely to dislocate your shoulder than your hip.
Answered 11/23/2012
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Shoulder: The shoulder has the most mobility of any joint in the body so is also much more likely to become unstable. http://www.theshouldercenter.com/unstable-shoulder.htm.
Answered 12/7/2012
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