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Broke my left clavicle at a scrimmage. could it end my football season and how quickly will it heal? clean break and no surgery
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Depends...: Returning to full contact football is individualized based on your age, fracture location and severity, and the degree of clinical and radiological healing. Given the contact nature of football would want to make sure clavicle is healed appropriately. Most patients return to preinjury levels of activity within 6-8 weeks. Would discuss timeline with orthopedic surgeon and/or primary care doctor
Answered 7/29/2015
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