CLAVICLE FRACTURES

Clavicle fractures (collarbone fractures) often occur when people fall directly on their shoulder. There is immediate pain, swelling and sometimes deformity overlying the collarbone.

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Treatment is determined depending on physical examination and the appearance of the x-ray.

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Non-operative treatment options:

​Sling immobilization and guided early therapy

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Operative treatment options:

​Plate fixation of the clavicle