Hi all,
In 2014 I fractured my clavicle after 'catching an edge' while snowboarding. The clavicle broke into two pieces which did not join in their original position. The two pieces overlapped each other and healed. There is a noticable lump near the effected shoulder and the shoulder has been uncomfortable since.
I have heard of orthopedic surgeons 're breaking' and fixing the two broken pieces together with a metal plate in a position closer to the original position of the two pieces.
The surgeons I have spoken to are reluctant to do the surgery as there are risks involved. Also the surgeons I have spoken to have not performed many, if any of these surgeries.
My question is, to my fellow mountainbikers who possibly have a greater number of broken colarbones per person when compared to the general population is, have you ever had this surgery and if so, who was your surgeon? PM if required.
Cheers,
Tom
In 2014 I fractured my clavicle after 'catching an edge' while snowboarding. The clavicle broke into two pieces which did not join in their original position. The two pieces overlapped each other and healed. There is a noticable lump near the effected shoulder and the shoulder has been uncomfortable since.
I have heard of orthopedic surgeons 're breaking' and fixing the two broken pieces together with a metal plate in a position closer to the original position of the two pieces.
The surgeons I have spoken to are reluctant to do the surgery as there are risks involved. Also the surgeons I have spoken to have not performed many, if any of these surgeries.
My question is, to my fellow mountainbikers who possibly have a greater number of broken colarbones per person when compared to the general population is, have you ever had this surgery and if so, who was your surgeon? PM if required.
Cheers,
Tom