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How Long Does Broken Arms Take Time To Heal?

Im quin, 26 yrs.old. I g0t an acident last march 2009, i broke my arm both ulna ang radius. Just last week, may 17,2011 i underg0ne operati0n to rem0ve d metal plates. But ac0rdng to d d0ct0r, my ulna did n0t heal very wel dat is y they make b0ne graft nd put a new metal plate nd much m0re l0nger dan d old plate i hav, but my radius is t0taly heald dats y d plates was taken. My questi0n is, f0r h0w many m0nth can i get my b0ne heald (d one wd metal plates 0n, nd d 0ne wd holes fr0m screws) is it posible to make operati0n again f0r rem0ving d metal in my ulna as s0on as posible? Thanks 4 ur tym.
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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Hi. there was obviously complication during healing of fracture and further treatment may be complex. screws and plate must be removed after specifc period. when bone is firm enough. but if there is complication such as pseudoarthrosis or ostemielitis then it must be removed earlier. Regards
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How Long Does Broken Arms Take Time To Heal?

Hi. there was obviously complication during healing of fracture and further treatment may be complex. screws and plate must be removed after specifc period. when bone is firm enough. but if there is complication such as pseudoarthrosis or ostemielitis then it must be removed earlier. Regards