It receives its name from Latin clavicula 'little key' because the bone rotates along its axis like a key when the shoulder is abducted. The clavicle is the most commonly broken bone. It can easily be fractured by impacts to the shoulder from the force of falling on outstretched arms or by a direct hit.

Structure

The collarbone is a thin doubly curved long bone that connects the arm

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