Optimal recovery time for clavicle fractures

  The best time to recover from a clavicle fracture is within two months after the fracture.  Clavicle fractures are usually caused by falls, and most patients have displacement, which is difficult to recover from with conservative treatment, so surgery is required in orthopedics. The surgery involves cutting the clavicle, resetting the fracture, then fixing it with a plate, removing the stitches two weeks after fixation, and suspending it in a sling for another month. During this period, which is the best time for bone scabs to grow, patients can eat more nutritious food, such as milk, eggs, lean meat, beans, and can also take oral bone grafting capsules to promote the healing of the fracture. At the same time, the X-ray should be reviewed regularly to see the growth of bone scabs and to clarify whether the fracture is re-displaced. Therefore, the clavicle fracture should not be strenuous activity within two months, which is the best time for the bone to heal.  In addition, during the fracture recovery period, patients should quit smoking and alcohol and avoid heavy physical labor to prevent re-injury.