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A 18-year-old male asked:

Broke my 5th metacarpal, they put me in a cast for 2 weeks but cast fell a part. will my hand work properly again with no cast now?

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Dr. Michael Sparacinoanswered

Family Medicine 39 years experience

Depends: Talk to your doctor. It depends on how much of an angle there is on the 5th metacarpal.

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I fracture my metacarpal, index finger i went to the doctor they took X-ray they told me that they gave me medicine and told me I have to go with a specialist they put cast on one side and i was wondering do I have to go or could it heled itself?

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My hand is a darker purple color after having cast removed from 4th metacarpal break 2.5 weeks ago and fingers casted are still hard to move. Is it ok?

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