Do Clavicle or Collarbone Fractures Require Surgery ?

Clavicle fractures are common injuries. There is a lot of mis-information about whether or not you need surgery for your clavicle fracture. Read more about this after the disclaimer below.

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The treatment of clavicle fractures has been changing for 20+ years. When do we consider clavicle fracture surgery? When is a sling ok for clavicle fractures.

Most clavicle or collarbone fractures will heal fine without surgery. The risks of surgery on the clavicle nearly outweigh any potential benefits for most of you. There are a few indications or reasons to operate on clavicle fractures but these reasons are not present in most of you. These fractures are usually treated in a sling until xrays show that the fracture has healed enough to start motion and use.

See this post for more in depth information about clavicle fractures. http://www.howardluksmd.com/orthopedic-social-media/broken-clavicle-three-things-you-need-to-know/

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