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  • Docs: plated clavicle, no antibiotics?
  • mattjg
    Free Member

    Saturday – bust clavicle off bike. No skin break.
    Monday – called in for a plate, it was done, docs said all went well and heal should be OK, sent home Tuesday with codeine and paracetamol, no antibiotics.

    The Mrs is worried and wants me to spend (half a day ….) chasing the hospital to check if I should have been given antibiotics. I wasn’t worried.

    Is she right or is it no biggie?

    Thanks.

    wanmankylung
    Free Member

    Any sign of infection? If not, there’s your answer.

    plus-one
    Full Member

    I never got any I broke arm and collarbone(plated both) You’re fine ..

    boblo
    Free Member

    They pump you full of antibiotics intravenously after the op. No more after that unless there’s a reason. As you were.

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    You’ll have had some just before the op so that should be enough if it was clean surgery

    EDIT – so, what ^ he said then

    mattjg
    Free Member

    Thx all. As I expected.

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