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I have a fracture in the fifth metacarpal joint & i had surgery with the k wires my question is can i be able to do heavy weight lifting & boxing?
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Best to wait: You are describing what is known as a Boxer's Fracture (a fracture of the 4th and/or 5th metacarpal bone). You need to wait until this is completely healed before you stress it again. In the end, I would talk to the hand surgeon before I did anything that may aggravate the bone's health.
Answered 6/10/2015
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