Collarbone snapage.

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As someone in the trades, don't you think that 4th screw from the left is off--too close to the next one and not driven straight. (This is NOT a medical opinion, but as someone whose work could only be judged by the public by the skin stitches, I say orthos should leave neat xrays.) jk

An MD bud told me that an orthopedic surgeon was in fact just a good carpenter but since its kind of important you want one who is anal about getting it right

when i boot topped my Tib/ fib I had that hardware out in < 1 year

Easiest surgery ever. Hardly any pain which is a bit surprising since he said there was a lot more bone grown over it than the x-ray showed, lots of chiseling. They sent me home with 40 5 mg oxys which was definitely excessive.

eta: Spoke too soon, feeling a little rough today.

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As someone in the trades, don't you think that 4th screw from the left is off--too close to the next one and not driven straight. (This is NOT a medical opinion, but as someone whose work could only be judged by the public by the skin stitches, I say orthos should leave neat xrays.) jk

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That screw is likely an interfrag screw and doesn’t go through the plate. It’s what’s holding the broken ends of the bone compressed. It could also be an interfrag through the plate and those screw holes have variable angles intentionally. The plate is an internal splint to hold that together as it heals.


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Something like that. Dr. said on of the screws had backed out slightly. It wasn't threaded into the plate.

Short story...it has felt great since day one. I'm going paragliding in France tomorrow, 9ish weeks post opp.

I took zero Oxys. I hate that shit.

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Stoked for you man. I'm so glad I took mine out. Bugged the shit out of me, took it out at the earliest opportunity.

Still haven't found a cool use for the titanium... thinking maybe machine a little steel jaw that screws onto the plate and use it as a bottle opener.

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I still have a plate in my left shoulder from breaking my clavicle about 19 years ago..... it bugged me for about the first 10 years but now i don't really notice. I have been thinking about getting it removed since about the time it got put in.

Right collarbone, the one I broke this summer, is doing well. I'd say I'm about to 95% back and painfree. While recovery was a little longer, I'm happy I avoided surgery.