"During a report on FOX's pregame show, Glazer explained that Amendola dislocated his clavicle, which actually popped in and could have threatened Amendola's trachea and aorta. The Rams' medical staff acted quickly, putting Amendola to sleep before popping the clavicle back into place and making sure it could not dislodge again."
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/danny-amendola-injury-could-life-threatening-173715914--nfl.html
Definition: According to http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clavicle, clavicle is defined as "either of two slender bones, each articulating with the sternum and a scapula and forming the anterior part of a shoulder; collarbone."
In simple terms, the clavicle is just a synonym for collarbone.
In context: While the boy was running, he tripped over his neighbor's dog and landed on his shoulder. This resulted in him breaking his clavicle.
Level of Familiarity: I do not believe I have heard of the term clavicle before, however; I have heard of collarbone before. I am sure though if I have heard it, I skimmed over it just assuming is was some type of bone.
Reflective Commentary: I wonder why they used the term clavicle instead of collarbone in the article. Perhaps using clavicle made the injury appear to be more serious. Generally if I read about an injury and it uses a word I do not know, I assume it is a serious injury. After reading the article it is easy to see that it was a serious injury. The medics had to put the poor guy to sleep in order to fix the injury. It must have been very painful if they had to put him to sleep first. I used to dislodge my arm from the shoulder socket quite frequently when I was younger. I was too young to remember but my parents told me it was not pleasant. Especially when my doctor taught my parents how to do to avoid the frequent trips to the doctor's office. I doubt my dad enjoy popping my arm back in as much as I did. My brother actually broke his clavicle a few years ago during a bicycle accident. A man opened up his car door in front of my brother who in turn crashed into the door and went through the car window. This was a long and painful recovery for my brother, who would not have survived if it wasn't for his helmet or the fact that the car was a convertible (no metal door frame around the window).
Based on my own background knowledge of dislocations and broke collarbones, I determine this to be a serious and painful injury. The player is lucky to have not broken it or have it puncture his trachea. This would have resulted in being out the rest of the season or worse, death. This word would be useful to know since it is a synonym for collarbone.
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