This pair of bones attaches to the sternum at the midline of the body and serves to stabilize the width between the shoulders to enable us to hang by our arms, among other fascinating functions.
Treatment is easy and healing is rapid and complete.
The healing knot or callus at the site of the fracture will reach full strength in maybe 8 to 12 weeks, and will disappear even on xray within a year or so. The most commonly encountered fracture in the newborn is fracture of the clavicle. It is the result of passage of the second widest part of the body, the shoulder girdle, through a narrow birth canal. The newborn clavicle has an S-curve shape, which makes it prone to breakage during delivery. This is an obvious safety mechanism to prevent a large baby becoming hung in the birth canal, putting baby and mother in dire peril.