Fractures and Bone Healing

Based from statistics, hospital admissions of clavicle fracture incidents only account to 5% of all the fracture cases admitted in emergencies. Clavicles, which are simply known as collarbones, are one of the bones that are commonly hurt in our bodies. The middle part is the weakest and softest region so this is where the bones are commonly fractured. Newborns and toddlers are the ones who are most susceptible to this injury because of the soft bones in their body. Newborns are often reported to have clavicle fractures if their mothers have difficult deliveries because the babies’ torsos are overly squeezed out. Clavicle Fracture Types Distal Clavicle Fractures. This type of clavicle fracture is divided into five types. • Type I. The ligaments connecting the clavicle to neighboring bones are fractured but not severely unaffected; • Type II . The ligaments are ripped from the main bone and only the small trapezoid-shaped fragments remained intact on the lateral bone; • Type...