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I broke my hand and had to have pins put in during surgery. what is a reasonable recovery time? the pins came out a week ago and i am in pt.
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2-3 months: While of course it is hard to say exactly without knowing full details i typically say it is a 2-3 month process. Fro m surgery to being finished. However some things don't get better fully till a few months later than that.
Answered 12/12/2012
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