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Fractured Dislocation, Fitted Metal Plate. Advised To Remove It To Prevent Bone Fusion. Still Painful
I had an operation to fit a metal plate 11th june 2012. i had fallen & ended up with a fractured dislocation. i have been put in a splint & advised to take it off & do exercises but i can not do them & im now worried as the doctor said i have to or the bone will knit to the plate. it is still swollen & bruised & very painfull & uncomfortable.
Wed, 2 Apr 2014
Need more information to answer your query as we do not know what bone you have fractured or where the plate is situated.
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