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Is it normal for a clavicle fracture to still be visible after 3 months?
My latest x-ray shows some calcification but there's still an obvious break there.
No, it's not normal. Bone healing is a very variable thing, but clavicle fractures usually heal quickly, especially when surgery was not involved. What have your doctors said?
Of course, if you have a condition which affects bone density and bone minerals, that could just be a factor in slowing bone healing, but get good information from your doctors now. If the break is still obvious by 6 months, that would almost certainly indicate nonunion, which is permanent failure of bone healing. Even at 3 months, it's becoming a possibility.
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Is it normal for a clavicle fracture to still be visible after 3 months?
My latest x-ray shows some calcification but there's still an obvious break there. Have good mobility, didn't need pins/plates (just a bit of physio for surrounding muscles/ligaments), and there have been no issues with resuming cycling (well, apart from a twatface driving in to me this week).