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Broken clavicle

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ontwosticks
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So skiing today I knuckled a jump and crashed big time breking my collar bone. i'm wonderin if anyone else has broken theres and how long it was til they were skiing again. thanks guys
Jan 26 2008 11:56PM
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charmander
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that sucks
Jan 26 2008 11:57PM
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spiegel
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I broke mine twice in the same side in a year.  1st time was during a hockey game around mid/late season.  Then I was healthy enough to come back next season to participate in the tryouts and by a weird force of nature, I broke it again.  It was completely healed too.  Then I was MIA for the 1st half of the season and then I was able to play again for the 2nd half fine. 
Jan 27 2008 12:00AM
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ontwosticks
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ok wow. that definitely sucks.
Jan 27 2008 12:09AM
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Elijah.
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PM mtbakerteacher. He's broken his 3 times I think...
Jan 27 2008 12:09AM
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KravtZ
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yo iv broken both my collerbones and give it a week or two then u can go skiing...as long as u have someon like buckle ur boots and cary ur shit and go no poles

i did it and i wore the sling on the outside of my jacket...mad biddies but u gotta go slow and be careful
Jan 27 2008 12:37AM
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carbon.pulse
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broke mine in summer so there was no skiing but i was back skating in about 3 so maybe 2-5 weeks depending on how bad you broke it, how well you can recover etc
Jan 27 2008 12:38AM
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finebykris
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I broke my clavy on monday. Doc says 2 weeks before the bones start healing because of the gaping gap between them

Did your guys' look like this? Or did u just have like hairline fractures?

Broken Clavicle...




Jan 27 2008 4:41AM
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pbandj
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wow that's pretty intense, i had a hairline fracture in mine and was back to no contact hockey 3 weeks later, and full contact another 2 weeks after that so i was skiing after 2 weeks, but nothing crazy, no jumps just a few boxes and rails, it hurt though i won't lie, i skied no poles for a little while because i determined that was what was causing my pain issues
Jan 27 2008 4:51AM
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SHastatahoe
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Gnar.
Jan 27 2008 4:58AM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Intense man.  Im surprised they didnt put screws or pins in there to bring them back together, youd heal MUCH faster.  Last week i broke off the top part of my humerus and had to get screws, but your shit is gnar.
Jan 27 2008 8:28AM
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KravtZ
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holy fuck dude that is fucken intense...i take my conmment back on goin skiing wait it out man lol
Jan 27 2008 9:00AM
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saucybiscuits
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id say a month and a half. my friend broke his collarbone in december and skiied for the first time yesterday since then
Jan 27 2008 10:13AM
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michelle
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i broke my clavicle off the shoulder joint, i was in a sling for 8 weeks. it ended my season..

id say don't try and ski until it's fully healed, because to this day mine still bothers me wicked bad sometimes even though i followed every order. especially with a break like yours, just wait it out man, you've still got time to ski. don't risk it.
Jan 27 2008 12:09PM
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finnafuckyobitch
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broke my clavicle in the fall 6 weeks
Jan 27 2008 12:11PM
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ontwosticks
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haha thats not mine. that was some random kids. mines not that seperated but it did break in two places. I'm only in a sling for aweek to ten days which is bitchin but i've got this crazy brace thing for 6 weeks.
Jan 27 2008 12:14PM
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ontwosticks
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ok yea i was checkin out my xray and mine is similar but not that bad. anyone ejse with past history?
Jan 27 2008 2:50PM
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finebykris
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doc said it was ooptional to have orthaepedic surgery to screw it together, its more for cosmetic reasons than anything. or if u need it to heal fast.

i like the snow, but its not my career or anything, im 16, im just letting my gf nurse me back to health. no reason to go under the knife.
Jan 27 2008 2:55PM
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rockyhockey11187
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shit sucks, could be worse though, on friday i broke my leg and tore my LCL skiing, there goes my season, at least i got some nice meds :)

Jan 27 2008 3:47PM
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ontwosticks
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amen to that brother. I just woke up from two and a half blissful hours of a vicodin induced coma. and i totally feel ya, I broke my ankle last year and only got to ski once.
Jan 27 2008 5:49PM
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Tinga
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oh yeah there have been a few of those at my home hill. hows the hat?
Jan 27 2008 6:09PM
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ontwosticks
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the hat issick. people love it whenever i wear it to parties. and its super comfy. but it didn't do too well at protecting my shoulder haha
Jan 27 2008 7:59PM
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ZavierV
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that, is a terrible break. i broke both of mine and they were similar. it was 6 weeks before i was on snow again?
Jan 27 2008 9:12PM
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ontwosticks
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awe fuck me. It just took me fuckin 15 minutes to put on a pair of boxers after I got out of the shower, shit sucks.
Jan 27 2008 10:27PM
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SkiBumDreams
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i broke mine 9 years ago. the break was extremely similar to the pic of the xray in this thread. the doc said it was as close to poking though the skin without actually going through as he had ever seen. it was my senior year of high school and i did it in november. At the hospital they handed me a sling and some tylenol 3s that didnt even touch the pain. i then went to a sports medicine doc and he had me get a clavicle strap. he told me i would probably not be able to ski for the majority of my race season. needless to say i didnt listen to that. the pain subsided after about 1 and a half weeks. However when i would stress it moving my arm quickly or too far the pain was intense. Needless to say taking the occasional gate on the collar bone was none too pleasant either. i did severely hinder my healing with a nasty fall on a jump. All in all i would say it was as healed as it would ever be around march. take into account i was extremely active and doing basically everything the doc told me not to do. Definitely look into getting a clavicle strap though, much better than a sling.

now 9 years later i still deal with pain and a bit of uncomfortableness due to it. if i roll my shoulder it pops and cracks all the way around my shoulder blade and shoulder. my left shoulder (the side i broke) does sit a little lower than the right and the distance between shoulder and neck is somewhat noticeable.

moral of the story this injury does have the possibility of effecting you for the rest of our life, take that into consideration when and if you obey the doctors advice. on a side note i thought it was cool as i kept going back how you could see a cloud form around the ends of the bones as they tried to heal back together.
Jan 27 2008 10:51PM
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finebykris
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i hear ya bro.....


a shirt thats not totally wanksta.... soooo hard
Jan 28 2008 1:43AM
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unchyll
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ahhhh fuck that, i remember having a broken ankle and standing up in the shower on one foot, getting into the shower is the gnarly part
Jan 28 2008 4:16AM
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ontwosticks
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and to add to last nights shit show i am almost out of vicodin.
Jan 28 2008 7:45PM
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finebykris
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i took 1 vico every 4-5 hrs.... honestly... there aint much of a diff between ibuprofen and vicodin, as long as ur not trying to ski or anything.

i still take one vico every morning to be able to get out of bed

and it helps with the "sleeping flat on back" induced back pain.

god damn broken clavs are a bitchfuck to deal with.
Jan 29 2008 4:13AM
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*freeskierpj*
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When I broke mine I was back skiing (not jumping or anything but still skiing) around 8 weeks after and 12 weeks to full health...
Jan 29 2008 12:04PM
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-Otto-
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Ok, bump... Little bit of a rant, yesterday I've heard that I'm getting a plate on my clavicle. My clavicle looks almost the same as the one in the picture, with the difference that it's sticking out a bit higher. Besides that I have a bit of bone with the size of a lego piece in my shoulder, which is of course loose...

My doctor told me that with this plate I might be able to split my clavicle in the length (?), but this plate is going to be removed within half a year. Does anybody know if this plate can be taken away earlier? I forgot to ask my doc but I would really like to know! I fucking hate the shit I'm in at this moment...

Thanks for the help!

Jun 10 2009 1:46PM
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noparking
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always fun i broke mine last season
Jun 10 2009 2:31PM
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Bigwoods
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Broke mine during the best time of the season, also missed spring skiing.. Stay off it for a good 5 weeks, I went back after 5 weeks and fell, nothing happened.
Jun 10 2009 2:43PM
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max...
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i broke mine about a month and a half ago and my x ray looked almost identical.

not only did it ruin my lax season but also my soccer season....oh well, at least i have skiing to look forward to.

Jun 10 2009 4:16PM
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SKIU4EA
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bump

broke my clavicle few days ago.  Any of u guys skied with a broken collarbone before?  I'm tempted to ski in a few weeks and stay completely out of park.

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Jan 25 2010 8:30PM
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jeremy.g
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Jan 25 2010 9:14PM
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jeremy.g
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this is mine. i just got surgery on friday. its going to be awhile healing
Jan 25 2010 9:17PM
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Buzzell
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i've done it three times. just keep resting it. usually about 6-7 weeks for recovery but once mine took 14... it was a rare case but it still sucked. + vibes
Jan 25 2010 9:18PM
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spliff.Life
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snapped mine bad last year, was skiing three weekends later, fourth weekend it was solid.
Jan 25 2010 9:20PM
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corona
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mine was like that but almost twice as far apart. had to get surgery to get them realigned. 3 months
Jan 25 2010 9:23PM
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dat_ski_dude
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had a fully broken AC joint a few years ago that ended my season. after months of physical therapy i was ready to go the following season

Jan 25 2010 9:33PM
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jeremy.g
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why the fuck wont this show up?
Jan 25 2010 9:43PM
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FerrisBueller
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Look at BEARS pics his is wicked.
Jan 25 2010 10:24PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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broke mine in the day before thanksgiving, got surgery beginning of december.

doc said i could ski again a week or two ago, but nothing dangerous

i started skiing again like 3 weeks ago just no jumps or rails
Jan 25 2010 10:32PM
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