The main term for a fracture of the clavicle is a broken collarbone. It is one of the most common bones in the human body that get broken easily.
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The clavicle is at risk to fracture when a person falls on his or her shoulder because the clavicle works like a brace that holds the arm apart from the body. Because the clavicle is between the arm and the thorax, it is vulnerable to breaks.
You usually fall with out stretched hand. There are many types of fractures in that case including the fracture of the clavicle. The wave of shock pass along the fore arm and arm bones. It falls on the scapula. Scapula has got no bony attachment to the chest wall. So shock wave pass to the sternum via clavicle. At times the clavicle get fractured.
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? dun understand your question. but a clavicle is a medical term for "collar bones".
Compound fracture is a medical term meaning a bone fracture with a break in the nearby skin.
The best way to understand this is to look at a skeleton. YOu can see how the head of the humerus anchors right into the clavicle. Press gently on the head of the humerus parallel to the floor and note the pressure the condial exerts in that direction, and the tendency for the clavicle to move, thus indicating it too is being pressed upon. As these bones are in contact, impact is transmitted from one to the other, thus creating a potential for fracture.
The human collarbone is the clavicle.