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Metacarpal fracture

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arron34321
arron34321

Hello,

3 days ago I broke my pinky metacarpal bone in my right hand (boxers fracture). I have been to A&E and they put a cast on my forearm and hand, but the cast is only on the bottom half of my hand, and the bone break caused a slightly pertruding lump on the top of the hand.

I expected them to pop the bone back in place before they made the cast, but they didn't, so now I'm worried that the bone is healing but it will heal in the wrong position. Do you know if metacarpal bones naturally pull them selves back to the correct position as they heal? Or do they have to be pushed and held in place as they heal? my bone was broken almost in the middle and didnt fully snap in half.

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