{"id":187,"date":"2018-05-08T21:46:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T21:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2020-08-20T21:22:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T21:22:46","slug":"clavicle-fracture-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/shoulder-treatment\/clavicle-fracture-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Clavicle Surgery for Fractures"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Shoulders<\/h5>\n<h2 id=\"mce_0\" class=\"editor-rich-text__tinymce mce-content-body\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write heading\u2026\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\"><strong>When is clavicle surgery necessary?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/spero-g-karas-md\/\"><strong>Dr. Karas<\/strong><\/a> often recommends clavicle surgery for injured athletes or active people who have a desire to return to sports and fully active lifestyles as soon as they possibly can. <span style=\"font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.03333rem;\">The <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.03333rem;\">clavicle<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.03333rem;\"> (or collarbone) connects the arm to the body and is one of the most commonly fractured bones. The clavicle is located directly under the skin and does not have a lot of surrounding fat tissue so, when the collarbone is fractured, the snapped bone causes the skin to tent. Not only is the fracture visibly apparent under the skin, it is also quite painful for the patient.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/harlie-raethel-516092-unsplash-1024x639.jpg\" alt=\"x-ray of a broken clavicle | clavicle surgery\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mce_2\" class=\"editor-rich-text__tinymce mce-content-body\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write heading\u2026\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\"><strong>Clavicle fractures occur most commonly:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"mce_3\" class=\"editor-rich-text__tinymce mce-content-body\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write list\u2026\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\">\n<li>After a fall that directly impacts the patient&#8217;s shoulder, causing the collarbone to snap<\/li>\n<li>After a patient falls directly onto an outstretched arm, causing the collarbone to snap<\/li>\n<li>In children, cyclists, and people who participate in contact sports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dr. Karas is an internationally recognized shoulder surgeon. He has given numerous national presentations and lectures on the subject of clavicle fractures and clavicle surgery solutions. With <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018_Academic-CV_1.11.pdf\"><strong>25+ years of specialized expertise<\/strong><\/a> in orthopedic sports medicine <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and as a full member of the prestigious <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ases-assn.org\/\"><b>American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Dr. Karas is equipped with the knowledge and skill necessary to provide you with relief from your painful shoulder injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mce_5\" class=\"editor-rich-text__tinymce mce-content-body\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write heading\u2026\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\"><strong>Clavicle surgery<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul id=\"mce_6\" class=\"editor-rich-text__tinymce mce-content-body\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write list\u2026\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\">\n<li>During surgery, Dr. Karas uses a titanium plate to mend the fracture site and to stabilize the fragments of the clavicle<\/li>\n<li>It should be noted that proper positioning of the titanium plate by a skilled and experienced surgeon is critical to ensure post-op comfort and return to sports and everyday activities<\/li>\n<li>The surgery is performed under a local anesthetic block, which also serves to manage post-op pain for the patient<\/li>\n<li>This surgery results in restored length, less deformity, and faster rehabilitation time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoulders When is clavicle surgery necessary? Dr. Karas often recommends clavicle surgery for injured athletes or active people who have a desire to return to sports and fully active lifestyles as soon as they possibly can. The clavicle (or collarbone) connects the arm to the body and is one of the most commonly fractured bones. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/shoulder-treatment\/clavicle-fracture-surgery\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"show-for-sr\"> &#8220;Clavicle Surgery for Fractures&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/two-column.php","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2732,"href":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187\/revisions\/2732"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sperokaras.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}