Fractured collarbone in children

Treatment

Instructions

• Wear the sling. The sling keeps your arm in a comfortable position for a few weeks.
• You can remove the sling as soon as the pain allows you to do this. During the night you do not have to wear the sling. Use the sling for max. 4 weeks. 
• To prevent a stiff shoulder, it is important that your child starts moving the shoulder as soon as possible. Only use the shoulder when the pain allows you to do this.  
• Activities, such as sports, can be done after 4 weeks when the pain allows you to do this. It is no problem to wait longer with these activities. 
• Is your child in pain? Use a mild pain killer, for example paracetamol. Do not wait with paracetamol until the pain is too much. 

Recovery

• This fracture almost always heals well with time and use – no specific treatment is required and therefore routine follow-up is unnecessary. 
• The bump over the fracture is quite normal and is produced by healing bone. It may take up to one year to disappear. If you child is older than ten years a small bump may remain. This does not affect the function of the shoulder. 
• Does the pain increase, or does it not get better? Please contact the fracture-phone (Breuklijn). We will make an appointment if it is needed.
• Physiotherapy is not necessary. Are you not satisfied with the function of the shoulder after 6 weeks? You can ask for a referral for the physiotherapist from your general practitioner. 

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