Hello my name is Donald and I broke my 3rd metarcarpal in 2-18-13. I had a titanium plate and 8 screws put in. In may of 2013 I had a strength test done on my right hand and it cracked the titanium plate where one of the screw holes are. The doctor said the bone has healed and recommended surgery. My questions is will the holes where the screws were fill in with new bone? Also will there be a restriction of lifting anything heavy for the rest of my life? Thanks, Donald
No get your plate removed, it is stress fracture in the plate, The holes in the bone where the screws are may or may not be filled with the new bone ok, once the fracture has healed Yes you can lift weights as normal as before, there should be no problem at all OK Go ahead