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How bad should a broken clavicle be before you need surgery?
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Really bad: Like coming through the skin. Surgery is almost never done on a broken claviclre
Answered 4/19/2019
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Indications: here are some of the surgical indications: 1) significant displacement/misalignment of the pieces of the clavicle 2) the shoulder girdle/shoulder shifting 3) fractures that expose the bone 4) failure of a fracture to heal
Answered 7/11/2014
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