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A member asked:
After placing the metal plate on 5th metacarpal bone, how many months will it take to recover boxer's fracture (5th metacarpal) completely in order to go for metal plate removal (second surgery). ?
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6-8 weeks: most likely it take 6-8 weeks for the bone to heal. they might want to wait for at least three month before to decide to have it removed. check with the surgeon that put it there. they will let you know what they preferred.
Answered 1/14/2021
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