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Broken collarbone – healing slowly

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  • June 19, 2018 at 5:25 pm #28641
    bah17

    Broke my collarbone quite badly 8 weeks ago coming off at speed, so I had a fixing plate put in but soonest they could do was 13 days later (a painful wait). Now at 6 weeks after the operation the xray showed no sign of the bones joining up again (yet). So I have to wait and see in another 6 weeks time. Turbo training attractions are starting to fade….

     I’m in my 50’s if that relevant.

    Grateful to hear has anybody any experience of their clavicle bones taking a long long time to reunite or even not at all (in which case what can you do?).

    BTW, helmet written off but did its job. Dread to think if it hadnt been on.

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  • June 20, 2018 at 2:38 pm #921909
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    Leeroy_Silk

    Take a look at the case

    Take a look at the case studies detailed on this Website, might be worth making contact if your issue persists.

    https://www.physioclinic.net/

    Brian Simpson is well known in the world of healing bones quickly. Ever wondered how certain sportsmen and women (usually motorcycle racers) can break a bone and race the next weekend? Brian’s usually who they see. 

    June 20, 2018 at 2:06 pm #921907
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    HarryTrauts

    As said above, it really

    As said above, it really depends on the damage and, in my experience, where on the bone.  I broke my collar bone right at the shoulder.  Less usual, but not unheard of, by any means.  After regular x-rays over almost a year, there is no evidence that the bones have joined but I am pain-free and have pretty good movement.  I still have a boney lump, which is never likely to go down.  

    It took many weeks for the pain to subside and many more to be pain-free.  I had the option for surgery but the consultant was reluctant to do it as everything was (slowly) improving.

    This is probably no great help but was my experience.

    June 20, 2018 at 8:37 am #921905
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    Rod Marton

    Having broken three

    Having broken three collarbones (OK, one twice) all I can say was that healing time is very variable, and depends very much on how it was broken. If you had a plate put in your break was probably worse than any of mine. Shortest time off the bike for me was three weeks, longest eight (and that was against medical advice: I was just fed up with not being allowed to ride). So, extrapolating, 12 weeks probably isn’t unreasonable as a minimum for your break and I think you will just have to wait a bit longer.

    Having said that, I always find medical recommendations rather conservative on estimated healing times. I’m sure they have to be to cover themselves, and remember that hospitals spend most of their time dealing with ill people rather than fit cyclists. So although I wouldn’t recommend going against medical advice, fundamentally you have you make your own judgement about when you feel you are ready.

    June 20, 2018 at 3:38 am #921903
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    Vejnemojnen

    are the fractured ends placed

    are the fractured ends placed in proximity with each other? They should not touch, a tiny gap should be more than enough. Why aren’t they used an elastic nail put inside the drilled bone? That method has a very rapid recovery time. I was cycling 1.5 weeks after my clavicular fracture.

     

    I’d ask the operator, surgeon what could be the cause of it..

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