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Should i get the screw out of my scaphoid bone in my hand?
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Depends: Generally, the screws or pins or plates are meant to be left in. No reason to remove unless causing problems. They can break, move, elicit an unexpected reaction from the body [they are a foreign object and the body may recognize them as such. If no problems, they are best left in.
Answered 6/30/2017
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