Clavicle Fractures (Broken Collarbone)

April 3, 2020 | Daniel Hatch

The clavicle is the bone situated in the front of your the chest.  It is the only bone connecting the torso to the arm.  There is a joint at each end of the clavicle.  The sternoclavicular (SC) joint (near the center of the body) and the acromioclavicular (AC) joint (near the shoulder). Clavicle fractures can […]

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Fractures

April 3, 2020 | Daniel Hatch

I’ve been asked many times, “Is it fractured or did I just break it?”  To which the answer is the same, you did both.  A fracture is a break and a break is a fracture.  Fractures can be separated into simple and compound fractures.  A simple fracture is one that doesn’t break through the skin […]

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