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By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com Guide to Orthopedics since 1999

Collarbone Fracture

Friday November 25, 2005
Clavicle fractures are extremely common. Broken collarbones occur in babies (usually during birth), children and adolescents (because the clavicle does not completely ossify, or develop, until the late teens), athletes (because of the risks of being hit or falling), or during many types of accidents and falls.

Read more about a collarbone fractures, or find information about other types of broken bones...

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