Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Key Takeaways Most clavicle fractures heal well without surgery using a sling or ...

Pain in the sternoclavicular joint can result from inflammation, injury, or tissue degeneration. Treatment can include physical therapy, medication, and sometimes surgery. The sternoclavicular joint ...

Shoulder injuries and different types of arthritis may cause acromioclavicular (AC) joint pain. The AC joint in the shoulder connects the collarbone to part of the shoulder blade. One of the AC ...

While operative and nonoperative treatment of displaced clavicle fractures had similar time to return to activity, results showed nonoperative treatment had higher refracture rates and operative ...

"Let's do it," Shelly Spears told her doctor. "I can no longer live like this." The "it" in this case was a procedure in which doctors would anesthetize an area of her back and then burn off a chunk ...