The clavicle (also known as the collar bone) is one of the most commonly broken bones. It is a slender bone located between your sternum (breastbone) and scapula (shoulder blade). It is often broken during sports and car accidents or when you have a lateral fall onto the shoulder.
Access Ortho are experts in assessing clavicle fractures and determining if they need surgery or can be treated non operatively in a sling.
Other common shoulder injuries Access Ortho treats include:
- Shoulder fracture / break
- Shoulder dislocation
- Clavicle / collar bone fracture / break
- Acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) dislocation
- Proximal humeral fracture/break
- Humerus/arm fracture/break
- Rotator cuff injury / tear
- Surgical neck, anatomical neck / greater tuberosity fracture / break
- Glenoid fractures
- Labrum tears
- Hill-Sachs / Bankart lesions
Symptoms you may experience with a Shoulder / Clavicle Injury
- Pain
- Swelling
- Deformity
- Bruising
- Tenderness
- Inability to use the arm
- Pain on movement
- Restricted movement at the shoulder joint
Access Ortho will assess your shoulder injury and then arrange any required radiology. This includes X-ray, CT scans, Ultrasound and MRI.
Shoulder injuries are usually treated in a sling, collar and cuff, or specialised shoulder immobiliser to immobilise the injury; physiotherapy for a planned gradual return to function; or in some instances, surgery.