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I have broken my hand and its a mild surgery doctor used titanium plates to adjust my bones how much time it will take to recover ...

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Dr. Mohammad Shahzad answered

Wrist surgery: it will take 6 weeks for the fracturedto heal completely .

Answered 7/11/2015

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