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How do you break your collar bone?
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Forward fall: A very common way to fracture the collar bone is to fall forward with your hands out in front bracing for the fall.
Answered 5/14/2021
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Broken clavicle: There are numerous mechanisms to break it. Most are related to an impact directly or to the upper extremity.
Answered 4/14/2020
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