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Is it safe to remove the metal plate from 5th metacarpal bone once the fracture is completely healed ?. i don't want to keep the metal plate for rest of my life and i am 25.
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You can: you can but it does required surgery, and healing time. does it bother you, is it visible, or simply you do not want it there. your surgeon that put it there, can remove it as well.
Answered 4/28/2015
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Yes: It is safe to remove as long as the bone is healed.
Answered 11/1/2017
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