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03-29-2017, 07:26 PM
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As for the surgery questions, I'm a big proponent of removable implants. Plates and screws are great until you get back into race shape, lean out, and then the hardware starts to become an irritant. I shattered my left collarbone into eight pieces and opted for a removable screw. Great decision. It's a trade off between slightly longer healing time and a second minor surgery to remove the rod in the doctors office, and a bit shorter healing time and a major surgery to remove screws and plates.
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03-29-2017, 07:45 PM
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My collar bone break left it in three pieces. It healed in the 'classic' bayonnet fashion. So I gots a slight z-shape where one end kinda grew back above the other. Works fine tho. A few years before that break, I managed to crash in a race get a 2nd degree shoulder separation on that same side. I have lots more trouble out of that, since I never had the shoulder surgically 'tightened up'. It's not a big deal, but that side seems to get tired a bit sooner than the right shoulder.
When you can, get back on the trainer and just ride one handed. It'll help your mind and the healing process. Mike in AR 
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03-29-2017, 10:45 PM
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I broke a clavicle into 6 pieces in early November. I had it plated more or less end to end. I was riding a trainer one handed at about 2weeks with some discomfort, and a few weeks after that was able to work pretty hard on rollers if I wanted to. I waited for an X-ray that showed real bone development before I started riding on the road, which in my case took a few months. Almost 5 months out I'm now doing whatever I want on the road and a bit of more-careful-than-usual trail riding. I have some numbness and tension and the plate feels (and looks) pretty weird sometimes, but I'm happy with how things are going. One suggestion: if you really want to do what you can to preserve fitness while you heal and aren't used to putting in time on a trainer, a smart trainer and Zwift subscription can make it a lot easier. I sucked it up and bought a KICKR and it made it a lot easier to suffer inside.
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03-29-2017, 11:01 PM
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I went with stainless, doc didn't give me a choice but I did ask him why he didn't put some Ti in and he looked at me weird.
You should get a kickr because not only is awesome but it is the best for 1 handed workouts since you can put it on erg mode and just let it switch resistance for ya.
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