After hearing about Lance Armstrong’s clavicle surgery, I totally felt for him. It reminded me of my own experiences last year.  He was just starting to get back in form and was targeting the Giro d’Italia in May.  He might still be able to race, but his crash definitely threw things off. Thankfully, the Tour de France isn’t until July!

I found a picture of his clavicle “hardware” on a video he posted on his Livestrong website.  There are 12 screws, because he had a complex fracture to fracture to repair and mine was a fairly simple reduction. Here’s are photos comparing our clavicle “hardware”.  Besides Lance’s website, check out his Twitter feed for some cool photos and updates on his situation. Best wishes to Lance on a speed recovery.

An x-ray of Lance Armstrong’s clavicle “hardware” with 12 screws.

An x-ray of my clavicle “hardware” with 8 screws.