Broken clavicle recovery time

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theo79

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So this happened last Sunday...
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Story is, I shattered my clavicle into 5 pieces doing a cork 5 on a jump that I probably shouldn't have hit. Anyways, got surgery and all that good stuff.

For those of you with the same injuries or similar, how long before you were skiing normally again?

 
5 weeks and I was 100%, playing rugby (ski season was done. My buddy was about 3 weeks and back on snow after breaking his
 
Got my staples out today, stoked.

Saw the x-rays the surgery went well, the bone is healing.

Now, to everyone that's had this or similar injuries happen to them. When you skied did you wear a sling or a figure of 8 brace or anything?

What was the most comfortable position to ski around in.

Im going skiing on Tuesday. Nothing crazy, I just love the damn white fluff too much.
 
One clean break here but they separated a hell of a lot, no surgery. It's been three weeks as of 2 hours from now. I have full range of motion but it still strains when picking up heavy things. I wouldnt ski till next season if i were you, take it easy
 
3-4 weeks, but mine was just a clean break which didnt need surgery or any other treatement, yours looks a bit more fucked up...
 
It's getting a lot better, it's only been a week a half since surgery. The bone was in 5 pieces and I had to get a 6 inch plate.

But i have about 70% range of motion back and the pain isn't too bad,

I know I shouldn't ski....but I am losing my god damn mind lol. I've done nothing but watch ski movies and edits on newschoolers since the accident.
 
I was out for about 5 weeks, or i longboarded after 4 weeks, cause it happened during summerski in June, so i gues mabye 5-6 for skiing
 
my brother accordioned his in 8 places, had surgery and was back to playing full contact hockey in a month, and he plays juniors so he hits hard
 
Broke mine and didn't get surgery, honestly kinda wished I had - the recovery is way longer without it and the brace is pretty darn uncomfortable. Years later I still have a big ass bulge in my shoulder that rubs with a backpack.
 
Yeah i'm going to be taking it super easy until the Doc clears me.

Careless to say, but I have free health care so I'm not too concerned with my personal well being? lol

 
I did mine, one snap, probably not nearly as bad as yours but it was fragile for a bit. I did mine at the beginning of spring so I can't really tell you too much about getting back on snow. My recovery time was about 6-8 weeks of being super gentile. It was a long 6-8 weeks but I have 100% range of motion, no pain what so ever (even in the cold and/or rapid temperature change), would not even know it happened. That is awesome you have great health care! But if I were you I would do the recovery 100% the first time, never fun dealing with old injuries... even if you don't have to pay for getting them fixed.

Hope you heal quickly!
 
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