Bones in the human body a lot. They all play an important role, are the backbone of the body. Despite the fact that they can withstand some pretty serious loads, bone is very fragile and to break them is not as difficult as it seems. One of the most frequent fracture is a fracture of the clavicle. In some cases it occurs with displacement of bone. Fractures of the clavicle are the most susceptible athletes and children. First due to excessive loads, the second - because of the lack of coordination of their movements.

The causes of clavicular fractures



The key reasons why may break a collarbone, two:
a kick to the shoulder;
- neudenau fall on the elbow, straight arm, outer side of the forearm.

In the first case, the offset - a frequent companion of the fracture. Moreover, the bone can easily crack and split. In the second situation collarbone in the fall and the blow assumes it was the collarbone. Therefore, the fracture of the SOS offset is guaranteed. Most often, such problems occur in the winter when the roads icy, and the people barely held on his feet.

How to identify a broken collarbone and what to do



The first and most noticeable symptom of course is pain in the hand. It becomes difficult to move the limb: part of the movements stiff, others completely inaccessible. In addition, at the site of fracture, the shoulder is swollen, the bruise appears. The location of the shoulder becomes unnatural - down and sticks out forward. Myself clavicle is shortened and deformed.

Healing of the fracture, of course, begins with a visit to the doctor. It is the x-ray results establish a precise diagnosis, starting from the nominated treatment. In the first place, it will hold. The injured hand tie a scarf or kerchief. Doctors claim that fasten the arm to the body need hard. It is necessary to reduce the load on the damaged collarbone and avoid a further increase in displacement.

The main treatment is aimed at the return of bones and the wreckage in place. The restoration is performed under local anesthesia. After recovery the bones are not a new offset, use rigid fixation, which is to hold bone fragments in place until they are fused. The average clsica overgrown in a month.

If the fracture was complicated and trauma, pinched nerves, will have to carry out surgery. Also, the operation threatens the patient and in that case, if the broken pieces scattered badly. After the reduction they can rip the skin or nerves. Also you'll have to cut and if correct the deformity resulting from displacement of the bones, the traditional method fails. In the latter case, surgery is necessary also because such deformation will hinder even the simplest movements of the hand.

The result is that the broken collarbone is a very unpleasant disease which is, in principle, respond well to treatment. Even complex fractures and displacement are treated only about one and a half months.