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Broken Collarbone=Common Injury

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Mr_FreshShirt
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I noticed this year that a lot of people have been breaking their collarbones and i was wondering if this was really that common of an injury? Pros such as dale talkington and gus kenworthy have broken them as well as myself and 4 of my friends. it also seems like there is a new thread on ns everyday about someone breaking theres.

Basically- Is a broken collarbone really that common on an injury??

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Feb 23 2010 7:43PM
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rj.
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 28
yes it is common. hence why you and your four friends have all broken one.
Feb 23 2010 7:46PM
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jensen
Posts: 2576 - Karma: 1,267
i've broken mine 4 times for what its worth.
Feb 23 2010 7:47PM
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jibking1212
Posts: 807 - Karma: 50
yea..i broke mine last year..rly sucks but anyway you like land on it wrong and it breaks.. ..well atleast thats what happened to me.
Feb 23 2010 7:48PM
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cbalkman
Posts: 274 - Karma: 114
Fragile clavicles. That sucks.
Feb 23 2010 7:51PM
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Buzzell
Posts: 656 - Karma: 19
Yup. I just broke mine on Friday for the fourth time...
Feb 23 2010 7:52PM
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Loco-Deer-Slayer
Posts: 1401 - Karma: 701
Collar bones actually do not take much pressure to break, you just have to hit the money spot
Feb 23 2010 8:05PM
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Joan
Posts: 2944 - Karma: 1,305
broken mine 3 times, twice skiing. Definitely common id say
Feb 23 2010 8:06PM
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hey-dude-its-me
Posts: 4238 - Karma: 412
were the people who broke their's using poles, or does it not make any difference?

Feb 23 2010 8:07PM
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ben_southworth
Posts: 1063 - Karma: 447
hey me too
shit sucks
Feb 23 2010 8:07PM
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H8CH
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I'm a member of this club.....
Feb 23 2010 8:08PM
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corona
Posts: 12795 - Karma: 32,750
yup, but I can claim having to get surgery and a metal plate put in.. I'm slowly becoming a cyborg
Feb 23 2010 8:12PM
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_CC_
Posts: 3890 - Karma: 747
ive had 2 friends break theirs this year, its very common
Feb 23 2010 8:13PM
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Mr_FreshShirt
Posts: 992 - Karma: 41
next tuesday is the decider if i need a plate
Feb 23 2010 8:15PM
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Buzzell
Posts: 656 - Karma: 19
unless the bone overlaps, you probably won't need surgery
Feb 23 2010 8:22PM
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Peach.
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actually the bone overlaps on both of my clavicles (only one sking related the other one I was hit by a car) and I haven't needed surgery on either.
Feb 23 2010 8:29PM
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Mr_FreshShirt
Posts: 992 - Karma: 41
i broke mine in more than one place and i have a 2 inch peice just chillin in my shoulder right now
Feb 23 2010 8:31PM
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jeremy.g
Posts: 4931 - Karma: 459
they are complete bitch bones. it only takes 14 lbs of pressure to break. i broke mine to fuck falling the most retarded way it wasn't a gnarly fall at all and look what happens

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/ claim
Feb 23 2010 8:34PM
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HERCULES.
Posts: 664 - Karma: 211
broke mine sunday. Third time ive broken mine collarbones= big cocks
Feb 23 2010 8:57PM
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Scrambles
Posts: 2270 - Karma: 63
My friend attempted a hand plans, but did weird summersault thing and broke his collerbone
Feb 23 2010 9:09PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
yes! i was gonna have you post your x ray. so gnarly.
Feb 23 2010 9:11PM
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MisterGhana
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Mine has been dislocated since '07 I'm probably gonna leave it like that forever though.
Feb 23 2010 9:20PM
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Mr_FreshShirt
Posts: 992 - Karma: 41
holy shit dude thats exactly what mine looks like!!!! except that the bone on the left is higher up than the broken bone on the right, i dont have a good x ray, only one from the front but when you up at mine in an xray it looks like that
Feb 23 2010 9:26PM
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babujib
Posts: 5039 - Karma: 104
it takes only 6 lbs of force to break a collarbone, as opposed to the 1200 lbs of force that is needed to snap a femur
Feb 23 2010 9:28PM
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Nick_P
Posts: 321 - Karma: 89
Yup, just broke my collarbrone last thursday. Also, spring break is coming up, and i'm going to Colorado in a few days. Pretty pissed I cant ski that much. shit sucks
Feb 23 2010 9:31PM
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Half-Blood
Posts: 1770 - Karma: 385
Here was mine from last March..
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Feb 23 2010 9:34PM
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dan1080
Posts: 1293 - Karma: 913
broke mine on wednesday. shit sucks
Feb 23 2010 9:35PM
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garygohard
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my cousin broke hers haha she was only like 6 though
Feb 23 2010 9:37PM
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Buzzell
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mine broke upwards so i have a HUGE bump. ive gotten so good at typing one handed along with one handed gnarshmallow.
Feb 23 2010 9:38PM
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Mr_FreshShirt
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Hopefully you can see the difference between the two shoulders Click for larger image


bottom one=not broken

top one=broken in 3 places (look at the bump on the shoulder)
Feb 23 2010 9:39PM
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Mr_FreshShirt
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those pictures are a result of shitty xrays taken at all black populated hosipital
Feb 23 2010 9:40PM
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KQuells
Posts: 82 - Karma: 26
broke mine some years ago....that was skateboarding tho. still hurts
Feb 24 2010 1:37AM
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corona
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pretty much identical to mine. did you get your plate out? or are you keeping it in?
Feb 24 2010 1:45AM
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SKIU4EA
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GHOULd  yeah but when you tell friends and stuff you should embelish a little.  "Yeah I cartwheeled/ragdoll'd  down the mountain after over-rotating a cork 12 and then got run over by 2 or 3 snowboarders".
Feb 24 2010 8:20AM
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JLloyd
Posts: 125 - Karma: 10
Might not be very relevent but i shattered my knee cap sunday skiing at louis. Was scheduled for camp of champs in july...FML
Feb 24 2010 8:36AM
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pjbauer
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i broke mine twice last season.... claim!
Feb 24 2010 9:31AM
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ChrisSkisChronic
Posts: 1128 - Karma: 230

I broke my clavacle and humerous about 3 weeks ago overspinning a jump. Along with ACL/knee problems, broken collarbones seem to be pretty standard in skiers

Feb 24 2010 9:34AM
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mklammer
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http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2680/194/119/1625370371/n1625370371_119095_2608326.jpg

last year, falling after a frontflip
Feb 24 2010 9:47AM
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mklammer
Posts: 388 - Karma: 610
^ false link

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Feb 24 2010 9:52AM
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shanedawg
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im still payin that shit off...
Feb 24 2010 10:12AM
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FoxtrotSport
Posts: 162 - Karma: 23
Broke mine last Tuesday at Park City.  Really is a pussy bone, I've fallen so much harder and been fine, but one overrotation to scorp and pop goes the clavicle.  On my way right now to the doctor to see about surgery.
Feb 24 2010 10:41AM
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andrew.
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broke both of them.  one 2 summers ago,  got a plate and 6 screws in there now holdin it together.  the other just healed in like 3rd grade.
Feb 24 2010 11:38AM
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antwone
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ACL = bro of broken collarbon3hhz
Feb 24 2010 7:10PM
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