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What to remove steel plate to avoidswell
My left hand got an operation after an accident. Sometimes some swelling comes there and go , pain is there. One Dr said that it will not go even after the plate is removed from your bone? So lifelong will be like that?? I canot do execrsise or lift above 2kg object, because after that day. Swelling will come. If i remove steel plate from my bone will ican do exercise such as pushups and pullups..now its around 2years after the operation done.
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If fracture has united, you can remove plate after 18 months post surgery
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