Can a collarbone fracture heal by itself or need surgery?

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Treatment for clavicle fracture depends on the fracture configuration and displacements. If it is tenting the skin over it or shortening of more than 2 cm, it is an indication for surgical treatment. Surgery means we open the fracture site and reduce the fragments and fix it with plate and screws. Please send X-ray picture and the clinical photo of your collar region.

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Please send a clinical photo to see skin condition. As you were telling some skin tenting is present. If the skin is normal, I think the displacement is acceptable and continue wearing the arm pouch for a total of six weeks. Fracture union takes anywhere around 2 to 3 months. By the end of six weeks, you can remove arm pouch.

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That is because a small vertical fragment of the bone is poking the skin. Is it really hurting you and causing any cosmetic problem?

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Then no need to worry. It will definitely unite, it will take 2 to 3 months. But first six weeks strictly immobilize your shoulder and elbow in arm pouch. Take tablet CissQ plus (Cissus quadrangularis extract and tricalcium phosphate) 1-0-1 after food for 20 days.

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100 percent do not sleep on that side. Take that tablet. It helps in a faster union as well as it contains Calcium also. No need to take Calcium supplements if you take CissQ plus tablet. What is your work? Some patients ask directly for surgery. I have done few cases. But 95 % of this fracture does not require surgery. And in your case, definitely non-operative treatment is the best.