A 47-year-old member asked:

I broke my collar bone last year an there is a lump where i fracture it no surgery needed how do i get rid of it?

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Dr. Pietro Senianswered

Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience

You can not: Lump is due to the callous formation at the fracture site.Once is there will stay there for ever unless surgycal procedure is done.

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