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Broken Collarbone (cont.)

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Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.

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Medical Editor:
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.

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Broken Collarbone Prognosis

Many young athletes are able to resume playing their sport within 6 to 8 weeks of the initial injury.

  • Occasionally a bony prominence lasts in the area of the original break.
  • The most common complication is failure of the bone to heal properly, but this is rare.
  • Pain lasting after 6 to 8 weeks should prompt a visit to a doctor (preferably an orthopedist) to check on the progress of the healing bone.
  • In general, older people take longer to heal than younger people, and still may not be completely healed as long as 12 weeks after the original injury.
  • Patients that require surgery usually do well, but complications of infection, non-union of bone, neurologic problems, and joint problems may occur.

Broken Collarbone (Clavicle) Pictures

A broken collarbone can be supported by using a triangular bandage to create a simple sling.


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A commercially available sling can also support a broken collarbone.
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X-ray of a broken collarbone (clavicle)
X-ray of a broken collarbone (clavicle)

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